Using power line carrier communications to prevent islanding

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 1675-1678

  Ropp, M E ^a   Aaker, K ^a   Haigh, J ^a   Sabbah, N ^a  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; PHASE COMPARATORS;

ANTI-ISLANDING; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; ISLANDING PREVENTION; LOW COSTS; POWER LINE CARRIER COMMUNICATION; PV SYSTEM; SYSTEM COMPLEXITY; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84946057335     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.916224     Document Type: Conference Paper

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