Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to establish a design process of photovoltaic (PV) systems and to develop a system which gives comprehensive support to design PV systems in Japan.In this paper, first of all, a knowledge about a design process of PV systems is acquired from existing PV systems and supplemented by interviews with expert engineers. Secondly, the knowledge is systematically represented as a knowledge base and incorporated into an expert system on a personal computer.The expert system covers various configurations of PV systems. Data bases and programs which are necessary for designing PV systems are incorporated into it. This makes a design of PV systems possible, when no climate data are observed at the place where a PV system will be installed.Several examples confirm that the expert system is effective in the design of PV systems. It should contribute to a wide spread of PV systems in the future.
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