Positioning of PV panels for reduction in line losses and mismatch losses in PV array

Renewable Energy

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 264-275

  Potnuru, Srinivasa Rao ^a   Pattabiraman, Dinesh ^b   Ganesan, Saravana Ilango ^a   Chilakapati, Nagamani ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Line losses; Mismatch losses; Partial shading; PV array reconfiguration; Solar photovoltaic systems; Sudoku arrangement

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MODELS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

LINE LOSS; MISMATCH LOSS; PARTIAL SHADING; PV ARRAYS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SUDOKU ARRANGEMENT;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ARRAY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POSITIONING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SHADING; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84921520489     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.12.055     Document Type: Article

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