Review of photovoltaic power forecasting

Solar Energy

Volumn 136, Issue , 2016, Pages 78-111

  Antonanzas, J ^a   Osorio, N ^b   Escobar, R ^b,c   Urraca, R ^a   Martinez de Pison, F J ^a   Antonanzas Torres, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^b Center for Solar Energy Technologies (CSET)   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Grid integration; Solar energy; Solar power forecasting; Value of forecasting

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; GRID INTEGRATION; GRID MANAGEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; POWER FORECASTING; PROBABILISTIC PREDICTION; SOLAR PENETRATION;

FORECASTING;

ENERGY RESOURCE; FORECASTING METHOD; FUTURE PROSPECT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TREND ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84977650217     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.06.069     Document Type: Review

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