Title :
Expert systems design of stand-alone PV systems for export
Author :
Duffy, J. ; Campbell, H. ; Sanz, E. ; Kern, E.
Author_Institution :
Lowell Univ., MA, USA
Abstract :
Current system export practice is reviewed, and a promising export region, Nigeria, is selected and surveyed for resources and markets. An expert system design method is developed. The design optimization method appears promising for feasibility studies and optimal design of individual PV power systems. The life-cycle costs of the optimized PV drinking water pumping system appear to be within economic reach of villages in dry northern regions in Nigeria.
Keywords :
expert systems; photovoltaic power systems; power system CAD; CAD; Nigeria; PV power systems; drinking water pumping; expert system; life-cycle costs; optimization; power engineering computing; stand-alone; Assembly systems; Companies; Cost function; Design methodology; Design optimization; Economic indicators; Expert systems; Manufacturing; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power systems; Telephony; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1988., Conference Record of the Twentieth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV, USA
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1988.105888
