Monitoring nationwide ensembles of PV generators: Limitations and uncertainties. The case of the UK

Solar Energy

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 252-263

  Colantuono, Giuseppe ^a   Everard, Aldous ^a   Hall, Lisa M H ^a   Buckley, Alastair R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Error analysis; Performance ratio; Photovoltaic microgeneration

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; ERRORS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MACHINERY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ESTIMATED ERROR; INCLINED PLANES; MICROGENERATION; MICROGENERATORS; MUTUAL CANCELLATION; NET PRESENT VALUE; PERFORMANCE RATIO; WINDY CONDITIONS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARRAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERROR ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FRANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84905261887     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.06.030     Document Type: Article

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