Photovoltaic power optimizers: A comparison in reliability evaluations

12th IMEKO TC10 Workshop on Technical Diagnostics: New Perspective in Measurements, Tools and Techniques for Industrial Applications, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 254-259

  Catelani, Marcantonio ^a   Ciani, Lorenzo ^a   Graditi, Giorgio ^b   Adinolfi, Giovanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE RATE; MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES; MIL-HDBK-217F; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; POWER OPTIMIZER; RELIABILITY EVALUATION; RELIABILITY PREDICTION;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RELIABILITY; TOOLS;

MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 84881586928     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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