Photovoltaic tests and applications project progress report for April 1976--June 1977

Technical Report · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6498250· OSTI ID:6498250

The activities and accomplishments of the Photovoltaic Tests and Applications Project during the period April 1976 through June 1977 are summarized. Results of efforts to identify potential near-term photovoltaic applications and users are discussed, including the outcome of an extensive survey of Federal government agencies. The status of application experiments is presented, with descriptions being given of 34 experiments either in operation or being readied for operation. Various general engineering efforts are reported, including the design and construction of a photovoltaic Systems Test Facility at LeRC. Efforts to develop a high efficiency 10 kVA self-commuted inverter and controller specifically designed for photovoltaic systems are also discussed. The results of a wide variety of activities in the area of photovoltaic measurements and standards are related, including performance measurements, endurance testing, design of a standard solar reference cell, and the development of terrestrial measurement procedures. Documents generated by the Project during the reporting period are listed in an Appendix.

• Research Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-A-29-1022
• OSTI ID: 6498250
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/1022-78/42; NASA-TM-79018
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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