ABSTRACT
The paper focuses on the design and development of a Predictive Control System for stand alone PV Hybrid Systems using the European Installation Bus (E.I.B.). This work was partly performed during the course of realization of two JOULE projects (JOR3-CT97-0158 and JGR3-CT98-0244). The Control System minimizes the production costs through an on-line optimal scheduling of the power units, taking into account the technical constraints according to the State Of Charge (S.O.C.) of the battery Bank, as well as forecasts of the load and the Photovoltaic energy contribution several hours ahead.
