Solar voltaic generation power plants: 1000 MW to 10 kW photovoltaic plant design and application guide for the Pacific Northwest
- IEEE-Power Engineering Society, Grants Pass, OR (United States)
Solar Voltaic Generation is shown in a generic power plant design for utility distribution engineering, construction and operation in plant capacities from several kilowatt consumer loads to gigawatt central-stations. Weather-based solar-fuel availability predictions and confirming measurements for reginal locations show the expected dispatchable power from a 1000 MW-gmc SVG PowerPlant. Solar-fuel to electricity conversion at the plant is supplied by any 2m{sup 2}, 200 watt or higher capacity solar photovoltaic unit generator module. The modules are plugged into the utility`s plant structure and power-electronics, selling energy through standardized power-scada interface connectors. Kilowatt production collocated with crops on the same tilled land mitigates impacts of large array areas and can capture atmospheric CO{sub 2}. Diurnal and seasonal variations in solar voltaic generation are shown Integrated into the region`s hydroelectric capacity. A near-term, 100-year life, SVG Plant, less the pv-modules, is estimated at $160/kW. Solar power cost-effectiveness hinges on the pv-module industry soon attaining mass-production factory-costs to sell power at a plug-in interface, in 20% fuel-dependent annual capacity factor locations for 20 mills/kWh.
- OSTI ID:
- 269841
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951050-; TRN: 96:002072-0015
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Conference of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., Portland, OR (United States), 10-12 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of IEEE technical applications conference and workshops - Northcon/95; PB: 430 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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