Impact of solar photovoltaics on the low-voltage distribution network in New Zealand

IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-9

  Watson, Jeremy D ^a   Watson, Neville R ^a   Santos Martin, David ^a   Wood, Alan R ^a   Lemon, Scott ^a   Miller, Allan J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOAD FLOW; ELECTROLYSIS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

DISTRIBUTION FEEDERS; LOW VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; NETWORK TYPES; OVER CURRENT; OVER-VOLTAGES; POWER FLOWS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; STATUTORY LIMITS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84954566476     PISSN: 17518687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2014.1076     Document Type: Article

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