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Solar photovoltaics for development: Progress and prospects
Derrick, A. - In: Renewable Energy 5 (1994) 1, pp. 229-236
Solar photovoltaic systems for lighting, water pumping, vaccine refrigeration and telecommunications are proven … underway to see more widespread dissemination of small solar home systems to the more than 1 billion people who have no access …
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The impact of array inclination and orientation on the performance of a grid-connected photovoltaic system
Mondol, Jayanta Deb; Yohanis, Yigzaw G.; Norton, Brian - In: Renewable Energy 32 (2007) 1, pp. 118-140
climates was investigated using validated TRNSYS simulations. Insolation, PV output, PV efficiency, inverter efficiency, system … inclinations and orientations. Incident insolation and PV output were maximum for a surface with inclination 30° facing due south … maximising incident insolation varied from 10° to 70°. For the particular location and system studied, the maximum annual PV …
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Optimization of micro-grid system using MOPSO
Borhanazad, Hanieh; Mekhilef, Saad; Gounder Ganapathy, … - In: Renewable Energy 71 (2014) C, pp. 295-306
, optimization of a Hybrid Micro-Grid System (HMGS) is investigated. A hybrid wind/PV system with battery storage and diesel …
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Comparative impacts of wind and photovoltaic generation on energy storage for small islanded electricity systems
Mason, I.G. - In: Renewable Energy 80 (2015) C, pp. 793-805
photovoltaic (PV) generation, using hourly demand and resource data for a range of locations in New Zealand. Normalised storage … than for PV generation, with an average PV:wind storage ratio of 1.768:1. For two summer-peaking demand profiles …, normalised storage capacities were lower for PV generation, with storage ratios of 0.613:1 and 0.455:1. When the sensitivity of …
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Charge yield potential of indoor-operated solar cells incorporated into Product Integrated Photovoltaic (PIPV)
Reich, N.H.; van Sark, W.G.J.H.M.; Turkenburg, W.C. - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 2, pp. 642-647
in selecting appropriate solar cells for Product Integrated PV (PIPV) operated indoors and allow for more certainty in …Solar cell performance parameters (open circuit voltage, short circuit current, fill factor and efficiency) are derived … for different solar cell types for the irradiance range 0.1–1000W/m2. Also it is demonstrated how spectral mismatch …
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Feasibility analysis of renewable energy supply options for a grid-connected large hotel
Dalton, G.J.; Lockington, D.A.; Baldock, T.E. - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 4, pp. 955-964
This study presents an analysis of the technical and financial viability of grid-only, RES-only and grid/RES hybrid power supply configurations for a large-scale grid-connected hotel (over 100 beds). Assessment criteria comprised net present cost (NPC), renewable fraction (RF) and payback time....
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The recent European biofuel debate as a case study in the politics of renewable energy
Healy, S.A. - In: Renewable Energy 5 (1994) 5, pp. 875-877
renewables including the development of PV in the US and wind power in the UK. Conclusions are made regarding the impact of the …
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Impacts of global electrification based upon photovoltaic technologies
Herwig, Lloyd O. - In: Renewable Energy 10 (1997) 2, pp. 139-143
The impacts of global electrification based upon photovoltaic technologies are examined and estimated from the following points of view: the number of photovoltaic systems in place, the power being delivered by them, the number of persons benefiting from the power being delivered, the total...
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Control strategy for distributed integration of photovoltaic and energy storage systems in DC micro-grids
Eghtedarpour, N.; Farjah, E. - In: Renewable Energy 45 (2012) C, pp. 96-110
such as photovoltaic (PV) systems, fuel cells (FC) and battery energy storage systems (BESS). Furthermore, if loads in the … paper proposes operation and control strategies for the integration of PV and BESS in a DC micro-grid. The proposed control …, PV and load management including load shedding and considering battery state of charge (SoC), are proposed. Seamless …
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Does the use of Solar Home Systems (SHS) contribute to climate protection?
Posorski, R; Bussmann, M; Menke, C - In: Renewable Energy 28 (2003) 7, pp. 1061-1080
institutions concerned with the impacts of project- and technology promotion. The primary aim of the dissemination of Solar Home …
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