Ecodesign of photovoltaic grid-connected systems

Renewable Energy

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 82-97

  Perez Gallardo, J R ^a   Azzaro Pantel, C ^a   Astier, S ^b   Domenech, S ^a   Aguilar Lasserre, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d'Energie   (France)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE ORIZABA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Genetic algorithms; Life cycle assessment; Optimum system sizing; Photovoltaic grid connected system

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI); COPPER INDIUM DISELENIDE; ENERGY PAYBACK TIME (EPBT); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPTIMUM SYSTEM SIZING; PHOTOVOLTAIC GRID-CONNECTED SYSTEMS; POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON (P-SI); PV GRID-CONNECTED SYSTEMS;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICON; TECHNOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DATABASE; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENETIC ALGORITHM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INVESTMENT; IRRADIANCE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICON; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84888091455     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.10.027     Document Type: Article

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