Design and economic analysis of a photovoltaic system: A case study

International Journal of Renewable Energy Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 65-73

  Oko, C O C ^a   Diemuodeke, E O ^a   Omunakwe, N F ^a   Nnamdi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic system design; Renewable energy technology; Solar energy economics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIESEL ENGINES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SPREADSHEETS;

CASE-STUDIES; DESIGN ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS ANALYSIS; ENERGY ECONOMICS; ENGINEERING UNIVERSITIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM DESIGN; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; POWER; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SOLAR ENERGY ECONOMIC;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84909599681     PISSN: 22524940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14710/ijred.1.3.65-73     Document Type: Article

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