Technical and economic effects of charge controller operation and coulombic efficiency on stand-alone hybrid power systems

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 709-716

  Lujano Rojas, Juan M ^a   Dufo López, Rodolfo ^a   Bernal Agustín, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Charge controller; Coulombic efficiency; Hybrid power systems

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLERS; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; HYBRID SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHARGE CONTROLLERS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CONVENTIONAL GENERATORS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; SENSIBILITY ANALYSIS; STAND-ALONE HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84903836402     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.06.053     Document Type: Article

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