Multi-objective optimisation of renewable hybrid energy systems with desalination

Energy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 457-468

  Clarke, Daniel P ^a   Al Abdeli, Yasir M ^a   Kothapalli, Ganesh ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

HOMER; Particle swarm optimisation; Power management strategy; Simulations; Solar PV; Stand alone desalination

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; MATLAB; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; POTABLE WATER; POWER MANAGEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER FILTRATION;

HOMER; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMISATION; POWER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; SIMULATIONS; SOLAR PVS; STAND -ALONE;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

DESALINATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84940436909     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.05.065     Document Type: Article

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