Power conversion in concentrating photovoltaic systems: Central, string, and micro-inverters

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 984-992

  Kim, Yong Sin ^a   Winston, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

central; concentrating; inverter; micro inverter; misalignment; mismatch; Photovoltaic; string

Indexed keywords

PHOTOELECTRICITY;

CENTRAL; CONCENTRATING; INVERTER; MICRO INVERTERS; MISALIGNMENT; MISMATCH; PHOTOVOLTAIC; STRING;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 84906247362     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2317     Document Type: Article

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