Comparative Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Si and SiC PV Converter Systems Based on Advanced η-ρ-σ Multiobjective Optimization Techniques

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 4344-4358

  Burkart, Ralph Mario ^a   Kolar, Johann W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Costs; dc ac power conversion; life cycle costing; optimization methods; photovoltaic (PV) power systems; software prototyping

Indexed keywords

COSTS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS (IGBT); LIFE CYCLE; MOSFET DEVICES; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER CONVERTERS; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS;

DC-AC POWER CONVERSION; LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE COSTING; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC INVERTERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEMS; POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTERS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 85013103835     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2016.2599818     Document Type: Article

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