Fault detection method for grid-connected photovoltaic plants

Renewable Energy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 99-110

  Chine, W ^a   Mellit, A ^a,b   Pavan, A Massi ^c   Kalogirou, S A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JIJEL   (Algeria)

^b CENTRE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; Fault detection; GCPV plant; Power loss

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC FAULT DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL DATABASE; GCPV PLANT; GRID CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC (GCPV); GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANTS; POWER-LOSSES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

FAULT DETECTION;

DATABASE; FAULT; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; REAL TIME; SIGNALING; SOFTWARE;

ITALY;

EID: 84890847340     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.11.073     Document Type: Article

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