Enhanced power generation from PV array under partial shading conditions by shade dispersion using Su Do Ku configuration

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 594-601

  Rani, B Indu ^a   Ilango, G Saravana ^a   Nagamani, Chilakapati ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Array configuration; mismatch; partial shading; photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

ARRAY CONFIGURATIONS; ELECTRICAL CONNECTION; ENERGY YIELDS; MISMATCH; PARTIAL SHADING; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHYSICAL LOCATIONS; SHADING EFFECT;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 84880267276     PISSN: 19493029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2012.2230033     Document Type: Article

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