Artificial neural network models for predicting the solar radiation as input of a concentrating photovoltaic system

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 106, Issue , 2015, Pages 999-1012

  Renno, C ^a   Petito, F ^a   Gatto, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Concentrating photovoltaic; Direct normal irradiance; Global solar radiation; Thermal system

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELS; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; DIRECT NORMAL IRRADIANCES; DIRECT NORMAL SOLAR IRRADIANCE; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; THERMAL SYSTEMS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84945249158     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.10.033     Document Type: Article

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