Vol. 56, No. 3, 2020

Applied Solar Energy

Direct Conversion of Solar Energy into Electrical Energy

A Neural Network-Based Rapid Maximum Power Point Tracking Method for Photovoltaic Systems in Partial Shading Conditions

Adi Kurniawan and Eiji Shintaku p. 157 abstract

Capacitor Load Based I–V Curve Tracer for Performance Characterisation of the Solar Photovoltaic System

Javed K. Sayyad and Paresh S. Nasikkar p. 168 abstract

Heliotechnical Materials Science

Effect of Diatomic Silicon Molecular Impurities on the Luminescent Properties of Semiconductor Solid Solutions

A. S. Saidov, Sh. N. Usmonov, D. V. Saparov and A. M. Akhmedov p. 178 abstract

ZnO Films Obtained by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering: Microstructure, Electrical, and Optical Characteristics

V. F. Gremenok, V. A. Ivanov, A. N. Petlitskii, T. V. Petlitskaya, S. Kh. Suleymanov, V. G. Dyskin, M. U. Djanklich and N. A. Kulagina p. 186 abstract

Solar Power Concentrators

Developing a Design of a Composite Linear Fresnel Mirror Concentrating System

A. A. Kuchkarov, A. A. Abdumuminov and A. Abdurakhmanov p. 192 abstract

Principles of Building Systems with Concentrated Solar Energy

V. A. Majorov p. 198 abstract

Solar Power Plants

Improving the Efficiency of the Power Supply to Agricultural Facilities by Means of Roof-Top Photovoltaic Installations

Yu. V. Daus, V. V. Kharchenko, I. V. Yudaev, D. A. Desyatnichenko and G. V. Stepanchuk p. 207 abstract

Comparative Analysis of Simulation Models for Network Photovoltaic Power Plants

A. B. Tarasenko, S. V. Kiseleva, O. S. Popel, S. E. Frid, T. S. Gabderakhmanova, N. R. Avezova, V. M. Simonov and M. Zh. Suleimanov p. 212 abstract

Solar Radiation and Its Prediction

Short-Term Solar Irradiance Forecasting and Photovoltaic System Management Using Octonion Neural Networks

Kamel Aimeur, Lyes Saad Saoud and Reza Ghorbani p. 219 abstract

Renewable Energy Sources

Justification of the Energy and Economic Parameters of Pumped Storage Power Plants in Uzbekistan

M. M. Mukhammadiev and K. S. Dzhuraev p. 227 abstract