Performance study on a grid connected 20kWp solar photovoltaic installation in an industry in Tiruchirappalli (India)

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 23, Issue , 2014, Pages 294-304

  Kumar, Kevin Ark ^a   Sundareswaran, K ^b   Venkateswaran, P R ^a  

^a BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Economic aspects; Grid integration; Performance analysis; Solar power generation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ROOFS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

ECONOMIC ASPECTS; GRID INTEGRATION; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PLANT INSTALLATIONS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM ECONOMICS;

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU; TIRUCHIRAPPALLI;

EID: 84911126123     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: 23524669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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