Performance estimation of a thin-film photovoltaic plant based on an Artificial Neural Network model

IREC 2014 - 5th International Renewable Energy Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages

  Graditi, Giorgio ^a   Ferlito, Sergio ^a   Adinolfi, Giovanna ^a   Tina, Giuseppe Marco ^b   Ventura, Cristina ^b  

^a ENEA CR Portici   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial Neural Network; MLP; photovoltaic production

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; SUN;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELING; MLP; MULTI LAYER PERCEPTRON; PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT; PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTIONS; POWER PRODUCTION; SOLAR GLOBAL RADIATION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84903640850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IREC.2014.6826954     Document Type: Conference Paper

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