Spectrally corrected direct normal irradiance based on artificial neural networks for high concentrator photovoltaic applications

Energy

Volumn 74, Issue C, 2014, Pages 941-949

  Fernández, Eduardo F ^a,b   Almonacid, Florencia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Electrical characterization; High concentrator photovoltaic technology; Spectrally corrected direct normal irradiance

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; DIRECT NORMAL IRRADIANCES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RMSE (ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERROR);

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 84927689924     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.07.075     Document Type: Article

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