Development and Test of Solutions to Enlarge the Power of PV Irrigation and Application to a 140 kW PV-Diesel Representative Case

The current state of the art of photovoltaic (PV) irrigation systems is limited to PV peak powers below 40 kWp, which does not cover the irrigation needs of farmers, co-operatives, irrigator communities, and agro-industries. This limitation of power is due to two main technical barriers: The quick i...

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Main Authors: Rita H. Almeida, Isaac B. Carrêlo, Eduardo Lorenzo, Luis Narvarte, José Fernández-Ramos, Francisco Martínez-Moreno, Luis M. Carrasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/12/3538