A new model to predict the energy generated by a photovoltaic system connected to the grid in low latitude countries

Solar Energy

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 423-442

  Mulcué Nieto, Luis Fernando ^a,b   Mora López, Llanos ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE MANIZALES   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Building integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV); Energy produced by a photovoltaic system; Performance of a photovoltaic system; Performance Ratio (PR)

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUN;

APPROPRIATE DESIGNS; BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC; PERFORMANCE RATIO; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; LATITUDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; PREDICTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR RADIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 84903487252     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.04.030     Document Type: Article

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