SIZING OF A STAND-ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM BASED ON NEURAL NETWORKS AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS: APPLICATION FOR REMOTE AREAS

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Adel Mellit, was born at 21-july-1974, (H. Dey, Algiers), Algeria. He received his B.Elect.
Eng. (Hons) from University of Blida in 1997 and MSc in Electronics option Renewable
Energy from University of Science technologies Algiers in 2001 and PhD in Electronics
option Renewable Energy from University of Science technologies Algiers in 2006. His
research interest includes: Application of the Artificial intelligence techniques (Neural
networks, Fuzzy sets, Genetic Algorithm, Neuro-fuzzy, Wavelet, Wavenet, Fuzzy-wavelet)
in Photovoltaic power supply system, modelling, control, prediction, fault diagnostic,
supervision, optimization. He has authored and co-authored more then 30 technical papers in
international journals and conferences. To date, he received more than 10 citations from his
works. He is a Member of JP Wavelet Journal and WSEAS. He is now an assistant professor
at CUYFM, and USDB Algeria.