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The potential of the simulation analysis is highlighted as a flexible and powerful tool for the design of new and more competitive PV module configurations for the collectors in solar panels.
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Yousef Mahmoud, Azhar Ul-Haq 
21 Mar 2017
19 Citations
The results of this paper will help PV researchers and designers select the suitable PV model for simulating a specific PV system.
By using the proposed approach, PV system designers and researchers would be able to model the PV arrays without any considerable effort.
Therefore, proper PV design tools are necessary for achieving unique aims, objectives and performance goals of a PV project.
The method and analysis presented here can be used for the PV system design for other parts of the world.
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Yousef Mahmoud, Ehab F. El-Saadany 
29 Oct 2015
16 Citations
The results of the paper would be beneficial for PV system designers and researchers to select the appropriate model for a specific PV application.
The data obtained in this work are valuable for the design and operation for this kind of solar concentrating PV/T systems.
This enables the dynamics of PV system to be easily simulated and optimized.
This methodology is believed to open up a new way of working for solar PV application engineers and BIPV system designers.
The developed models can be applied to any PV system to have a better insight.

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