Browsing by Subject "Photovoltaic"

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    • AI-Powered Predictive Model for Solar Power Investment Decision Making 
      Liu, Xin (2023-08-02)
      Residential Photovoltaic (PV) systems have been gaining increasing attention due to their potential to contribute significantly to sustainable energy solutions. This dissertation delves into an in-depth exploration of the ...
    • Analysis and Design of Smart PV Module 
      Mazumdar, Poornima (2012-12-10)
      This thesis explores the design of a smart photovoltaic (PV) module- a PV module in which PV cells in close proximity are electrically grouped to form a pixel and are connected to dc-dc converter blocks which reside embedded ...
    • Characterizing Photovoltaic System Arc-Faults 
      Al-Janahi, Fatima Ali; Balamurugan, Rahul
      Photovoltaic (PV) system fire hazards pose a serious threat to public safety and finances. Arc faults are one of the main causes of electrical fires, shock hazards, and failures in PV systems, since it involves the release ...
    • How The Chapter 313 Tax Incentive Has Impacted Solar Energy Expansion and School Districts in Texas 
      Cooper, Victoria Lynn
      The development of solar energy in Texas began to increase rapidly in 2019, quickly catching up with California, the nationwide leader. This recent rapid increase is an ongoing trend that presents a unique opportunity to ...
    • Model Predictive Control Methods for Photovoltaic Electrical Energy Conversion Systems 
      Metry, Morcos Morad Saad (2020-03-23)
      Solar photovoltaic energy systems (PV) have had a consistently increasing market penetration over the past seven years, with a total global installed capacity of over 500 GW. A PV installation must harvest the maximum ...
    • Modeling of Nonplanar Photovoltaic Arrays 
      Alpuerto, Lance Gabriel (2016-12-07)
      With the recent advancements of photovoltaic (PV) material, the previous limits of solar applications have been surpassed. These developing technologies allow for implementation on nonplanar surfaces. The implications of ...
    • Single-Phase Inverter and Rectifier for High-Reliability Applications 
      Harb, Souhib (2014-05-01)
      With the depletion of fossil fuels and skyrocketed levels of CO_(2) in our atmosphere, Renewable Energy Resources, generated from natural, sustained, clean, and domestic resources, have caught the eye in recent years of ...