Northern Argentinian Andes: A Factory of Energy Territories by Silvina Cecilia Carrizo, Guillermina Jacinto

“…Initiatives aimed at satisfying small demands and reducing energy poverty focus their efforts on dispersed populations and low-income groups. Large-scale photovoltaic power plants in high mountain plains, and lithium mines in salt flats introduce profound impacts on local communities, and on landscapes of high cultural and natural value. …”
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PLL Based Energy Efficient PV System with Fuzzy Logic Based Power Tracker for Smart Grid Applications by G. Rohini, V. Jamuna

“…This work aims at improving the dynamic performance of the available photovoltaic (PV) system and maximizing the power obtained from it by the use of cascaded converters with intelligent control techniques. …”
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Influence of Limestone Dust on PV Panel Efficiency in a Small Solar Park in Bulgaria by Penka Zlateva, Angel Terziev, Krastin Yordanov, Martin Ivanov, Borislav Stankov

“…The presented paper analyzes the impact of limestone dust accumulation on photovoltaic (PV) panel performance, focusing on the specific surrounding conditions near quarries. …”
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PID Testing Method Suitable for Process Control of Solar Cells Mass Production by Xianfang Gou, Xiaoyan Li, Su Zhou, Shaoliang Wang, Weitao Fan, Qingsong Huang

“…Voltage bias of several hundred volts which are applied between solar cells and module frames may lead to significant power losses, so-called potential-induced degradation (PID), in normal photovoltaic (PV) installations system. Modules and minimodules are used to conduct PID test of solar cells. …”
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A Robust Multi-Modal Deep Learning-Based Fault Diagnosis Method for PV Systems by Shahabodin Afrasiabi, Sarah Allahmoradi, Mousa Afrasiabi, Xiaodong Liang, C. Y. Chung, Jamshid Aghaei

“…In this paper, a robust, multi-modal deep-learning-based fault identification method is proposed for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, capable of detecting a wide range of faults at PV arrays, inverters, sensors, and grid connections. …”
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Numerical Investigation of the Combustion in an Improved Microcombustion Chamber with Rib by Hai Chen, Wei-qiang Liu

“…Therefore, the improved microcombustor is recommended for micro-thermo-photovoltaic systems.…”
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Maximum Power Point Tracking Based on Sliding Mode Control by Nimrod Vázquez, Yuz Azaf, Ilse Cervantes, Eslí Vázquez, Claudia Hernández

“…Traditionally, this has been made by considering just current and voltage conditions at the photovoltaic panel; however, temperature also influences the process. …”
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Henna (Lawsonia inermis L.) Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Titania Solar Cell by Khalil Ebrahim Jasim, Shawqi Al-Dallal, Awatif M. Hassan

“…In this paper we investigate the structural, optical, electrical, and photovoltaic characterization of two types of natural dyes, namely, the Bahraini Henna and the Yemeni Henna, extracted using the Soxhlet extractor. …”
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Advanced Energy Management for Residential Buildings Optimizing Costs and Efficiency Through Thermal Energy Storage and Predictive Control by Ricardo Felez, Jesus Felez

“…By leveraging the thermal inertia of building envelopes as a form of thermal energy storage (TES), the proposed EMS dynamically balances energy inputs from the electrical grid, photovoltaic (PV) systems, and battery storage, while regulating HVAC operations. …”
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Simple Methods to Approximate CPC Shape to Preserve Collection Efficiency by David Jafrancesco, Elisa Sani, Daniela Fontani, Luca Mercatelli, Paola Sansoni, Annalisa Giannini, Franco Francini

“…Anyway, to allow its actual use in solar plants or photovoltaic concentration systems, a tradeoff between system efficiency and cost reduction, the two key issues for sunlight exploitation, must be found. …”
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Infrared Thermal Images of Solar PV Panels for Fault Identification Using Image Processing Technique by V. Kirubakaran, D. M. D. Preethi, U. Arunachalam, Yarrapragada K. S. S. Rao, Mansour K. Gatasheh, Nasrul Hoda, Endalkachew Mergia Anbese

“…Similarly, the new and aged solar photovoltaic panels were compared in the image processing technique since any fault in the panel has been recorded as hot spots. …”
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Rural Electrification in Central America and East Africa, two case studies of sustainable microgrids by Andrea MICANGELI, Riccardo DEL CITTO, Francesco CHECCHI, Daniele VIGANÒ, Serge NOUBOUNDIEU, Giulia CESTARI

“…Technical and economic evaluation criteria are applied to study the feasibility of a micro-hydro plant in El Díptamo (Honduras), and a hybrid plant composed of photovoltaic module arrays, Diesel generators, and flow batteries, in a small island on Victoria Lake. …”
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Grid-Connection Half-Bridge PV Inverter System for Power Flow Controlling and Active Power Filtering by Chih-Lung Shen, Jye-Chau Su

“…A half-bridge photovoltaic (PV) system is proposed, which can not only deal with bidirectional power flowing but also improve power quality. …”
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Robust Flatness Tracking Control for the “DC/DC Buck Converter-DC Motor” System: Renewable Energy-Based Power Supply by Ramón Silva-Ortigoza, Alfredo Roldán-Caballero, Eduardo Hernández-Márquez, José Rafael García-Sánchez, Magdalena Marciano-Melchor, Victor Manuel Hernández-Guzmán, Gilberto Silva-Ortigoza

“…In this regard, the TDK-Lambda G100-17 is implemented with the aim of emulating photovoltaic panels through the solar array mode for generating the power supply of the system. …”
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Optimized Sizing, Selection, and Economic Analysis of Battery Energy Storage for Grid-Connected Wind-PV Hybrid System by Hina Fathima, K. Palanisamy

“…Technoeconomic analysis of the battery is validated by simulations, on a proposed wind-photovoltaic system in a wind site in Southern India. …”
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A dimension-enhanced residual multi-scale attention framework for identifying anomalous waveforms of fault recorders by Lixin Jia, Lihang Feng, Dong Wang, Jiapeng Jiang, Guannan Wang, Jiantao Shi

“…The continuous introduction of technologies such as distributed generation, wind power, and photovoltaic energy poses challenges to identifying abnormal waveforms in power disturbances. …”
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Performance Analysis of Hybrid PV/Diesel Energy System in Western Region of Saudi Arabia by Makbul A. M. Ramli, Ayong Hiendro, H. R. E. H. Bouchekara

“…The potential implementation of hybrid photovoltaic (PV)/diesel energy system in western region of Saudi Arabia is analyzed in this paper. …”
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Metamorphosis of Mining Landscapes in the Lower Lusatian Lignite Basin (Germany): New Uses and New Image of a Mining Region by Michel Deshaies

“…Huge mining wasteland areas have been reforested or used to install wind farms and photovoltaic parks. These developments have been encouraged by the creation of an International Architecture Exhibition (IBA Fürst Pückler Land) to promote the idea of social renewal through the construction of new landscapes. …”
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Design and Implementation of a New Fast and Efficient MPPT Controller under Different Solar Irradiance Conditions by K. Padmanaban, A. Shunmugalatha, M. S. Kamalesh

“…The power-voltage (P-V) characteristic curve of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems operating in partial shading conditions (PSC) is nonlinear and has multiple local maximum peak power (LMPP) points, rendering many of the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms ineffective at locating global maximum peak power (GMPP) points. …”
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An Improved MPPT Algorithm for PV Generation Applications Based on P-U Curve Reconstitution by Yaoqiang Wang, Meiling Zhang, Xian Cheng

“…Therefore, a maximum power point (MPP) tracking (MPPT) algorithm is essential for the photovoltaic generation system. However, the P-U curve changes dynamically with the variation of the environmental factors; here, the misjudgment may occur if a simple perturb-and-observe (P&O) MPPT algorithm is used. …”
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