Reliability of a 13 000-SHS photovoltaic rural electrification programme

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1136-1145

  Carrasco, Luis Miguel ^a   Narvarte, Luis ^a   Peral, Ana ^a   Vázquez, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

failure rates; maintenance; photovoltaic; reliability; rural electrification

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; FAILURE DISTRIBUTIONS; FAILURE RATE; MAINTENANCE STRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; RELIABILITY CONCEPTS; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT;

DESIGN; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RURAL AREAS;

SOLAR BUILDINGS;

EID: 84881257101     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2218     Document Type: Article

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