Modelling photovoltaic modules with neural networks using angle of incidence and clearness index

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 513-523

  Piliougine, Michel ^a   Elizondo, David ^b   Mora Lõpez, Llanos ^a   Sidrach De Cardona, Mariano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

angle of incidence; clearness index; current voltage curve; multilayer perceptron; photovoltaic modelling

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; CLEARNESS INDICES; CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MODULE TEMPERATURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES;

INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84924523297     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2449     Document Type: Article

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