Comprehensive techno-economic and environmental impact study of a localised photovoltaic power system (PPS) for off-grid communities

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 124, Issue , 2016, Pages 266-279

  Akinyele, Daniel O ^a   Rayudu, Ramesh K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Availability; Design safety factor; Energy generation; Load demand; Loss of energy probability; Normalised yield and losses

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; CHARGING (BATTERIES); ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY FACTOR;

BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE; DESIGN SAFETY FACTORS; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY; LOAD DEMAND; LOSS OF ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84978436709     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.07.022     Document Type: Article

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