Inspec keywords: pattern clustering; Monte Carlo methods; solar cell arrays; power consumption; wireless sensor networks; power system interconnection

Other keywords: PV array; partially shaded photovoltaic system; effective power utilisation; module interconnection scheme; shading effect distribution; photovoltaic array; mismatch loss reduction; Monte Carlo estimator; sensor node deployment location coordinates; wireless sensor network; partial shading loss reduction; solar irradiance value variation; efficient maximum power extraction; minimum-distance-average-based clustering algorithm; shading pattern

Subjects: Photoelectric conversion; solar cells and arrays; Power system management, operation and economics; Monte Carlo methods; Solar cells and arrays; Probability theory, stochastic processes, and statistics