Optimization of a biomass-based photovoltaic power plant for an off-grid application subject to loss of power supply probability concept

Applied Energy

Volumn 165, Issue , 2016, Pages 601-611

  Heydari, Ali ^a   Askarzadeh, Alireza ^a  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cost effective; Photovoltaic; Reliability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RELIABILITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURAL WELLS; COST EFFECTIVE; GENERATION SYSTEMS; HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEM; LOSS OF POWER SUPPLY PROBABILITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

BIOMASS; COST ANALYSIS; DESIGN METHOD; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY RESOURCE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

IRAN; KERMAN [IRAN];

EID: 84953311649     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.12.095     Document Type: Article

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