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Characterization of short-term PV variability for large PV systems

Sept. 30, 2009

Electric Power Research Institute

Joshua Stein

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This presentation introduces characterization of short-term PV variability for large PV systems. It includes the following topics: Discuss differences between irradiance and PV power; Explore measures of variability; and Present variability analysis results for existing PV systems.

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