Design and economics analysis of an off-grid PV system for household electrification

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 496-502

  Ghafoor, Abdul ^a   Munir, Anjum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Battery backup; Charge controller; Inverter; Life cycle cost; Off grid PV system

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLERS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HOUSING; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOLAR PANELS;

BATTERY BACKUP; CHARGE CONTROLLERS; DESIGN ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS ANALYSIS; INVERTE; LIFE CYCLE COST; OFF-GRID PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; OFF-GRIDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; STAND ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84909606695     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.012     Document Type: Review

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