Global solar irradiation prediction using a multi-gene genetic programming approach

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Pan, Indranil ^a,b   Pandey, Daya Shankar ^a   Das, Saptarshi ^c,d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITIES; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BLACK BOX MODELLING; DATA-DRIVEN MODELLING; GLOBAL SOLAR IRRADIATION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; MULTI-GENE GENETIC PROGRAMMING;

BACKPROPAGATION ALGORITHMS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FUZZY LOGIC; GENETIC PROGRAMMING; NEURAL NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

GENES;

EID: 84891606156     PISSN: 19417012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4850495     Document Type: Article

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