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Impact of interconnection photovoltaic/wind system with utility on their reliability using a fuzzy scheme

El-Tamaly, Hassan Hussein; Mohammed, Adel A. Elbaset - In: Renewable Energy 31 (2006) 15, pp. 2475-2491

Reliability analysis has been considered as an important step in any system design process. A reliable electrical power … the overall system reliability than that of the fluctuating nature of energy produced by UG. Therefore, this paper … presents a complete study, from reliability point of view, to determine the impact of interconnecting PV/WES HEPS into UG. Four …

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The design and performance of photovoltaic façades in the UK

Pearsall, N.M. - In: Renewable Energy 15 (1998) 1, pp. 552-557

The integration of photovoltaics into façade systems provides the opportunity for a distinctive, visual character as well as contributing electricity to the building needs. This paper will discuss some design and performance issues, using three systems in the UK as examples. These include...

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Investigating performance, reliability and safety parameters of photovoltaic module inverter: Test results and compliances with the standards

Islam, Saiful; Woyte, Achim; Belmans, Ronnie; Heskes, P.J.M. - In: Renewable Energy 31 (2006) 8, pp. 1157-1181

Reliability, safety and quality requirements for a new type of photovoltaic module inverter have been identified and …

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A hybrid method for simultaneous optimization of DG capacity and operational strategy in microgrids considering uncertainty in electricity price forecasting

Moradi, Mohammad H.; Eskandari, Mohsen - In: Renewable Energy 68 (2014) C, pp. 697-714

Recently, microgrids have attracted considerable attention as a high-quality and reliable source of electricity. In this work energy management in microgrids is addressed in light of economic and environmental restrictions through (a) development of an operational strategy for energy management...

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Challenges in the reliability and maintainability data collection for offshore wind turbines

Hameed, Z.; Vatn, J.; Heggset, J. - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 8, pp. 2154-2165

, objectives, method, benefits, and application of a proposed reliability and maintainability database are identified in this paper … collection. Potential challenges and issues pertaining to the reliability and maintainability data collection of offshore wind … the database are briefly described and their possible effects on the reliability and maintainability of offshore wind …

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Mooring line fatigue damage evaluation for floating marine energy converters: Field measurements and prediction

Thies, Philipp R.; Johanning, Lars; Harnois, Violette; … - In: Renewable Energy 63 (2014) C, pp. 133-144

The vision of large-scale commercial arrays of floating marine energy converters (MECs) necessitates the robust, yet cost-effective engineering of devices. Given the continuous environmental loading, fatigue has been identified as one of the key engineering challenges. In particular the mooring...

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Optimal design of a reliable hydrogen-based stand-alone wind/PV generating system, considering component outages

Kashefi Kaviani, A.; Riahy, G.H.; Kouhsari, SH.M. - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 11, pp. 2380-2390

A hybrid wind/photovoltaic/fuel cell generation system is designed to supply power demand. The aim of this design is minimization of annualized cost of the hybrid system over its 20 years of operation. Optimization problem is subject to reliable supply of the demand. Three major components of...

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Practical aspects of a condition monitoring system for a wind turbine with emphasis on its design, system architecture, testing and installation

Hameed, Z.; Ahn, S.H.; Cho, Y.M. - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 5, pp. 879-894

A condition monitoring system (CMS) plays a critical role in tapping the maximum potential of wind energy through wind turbine by minimizing the downtime. It has been proved that the CMS-based maintenance, compared to scheduled and corrective maintenance, is more suitable in many aspects with...

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Reliability of large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic systems

Zini, Gabriele; Mangeant, Christophe; Merten, Jens - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 9, pp. 2334-2340

This paper presents a method for assessing the reliability of large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic systems. Fault … tree and probability analysis are used to compute the reliability equation and the developed model is applied on military …

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Cost effectiveness & benefits of photovoltaics in the Gambia

Able-Thomas, U.; Hill, R.; O'Keefe, P.; Pearsall, N.M. - In: Renewable Energy 5 (1994) 1, pp. 247-249

potential. Technical performance, reliability and cost estimates are assessed for some PV applications. …

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