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As technology advances perspectives change, problems shift to reflect the new environment and situations that develop. The same goes for Renewable Energy Systems too. With each new development in a renewable energy system, new problems arise as well and these developments need to be tested before they can be applied safely. These tests can be very expensive if done in real life and that is where simulation comes into the picture. Simulation is widely used for experimentation to understand a system or make decisions about it and is very cost efficient method when compared to real life experimentation as the only requirement for modeling and analyzing complex systems is a good computer. In this chapter, different simulation techniques used in Renewable Energy Systems will be introduced and examples to how they are used will be briefly given.
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Kutay Tinç, H., Erhan Bozdağ, C. (2013). Simulation and Renewable Energy Systems. In: Cavallaro, F. (eds) Assessment and Simulation Tools for Sustainable Energy Systems. Green Energy and Technology, vol 129. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5143-2_15
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