An Integrated GIS, optimization and simulation framework for optimal PV size and location in campus area environments

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 1601-1613

  Kucuksari, Sadik ^a   Khaleghi, Amirreza M ^b   Hamidi, Maryam ^b   Zhang, Ye ^b   Szidarovszky, Ferenc ^b   Bayraksan, Guzin ^c   Son, Young Jun ^b  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; GIS; Optimal location and size; Photovoltaic; Power quality

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INVESTMENTS; LOCATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER QUALITY; SUN;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; MITIGATION STRATEGY; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; OPTIMIZATION MODULE; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SIMULATION FRAMEWORK;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84885213692     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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