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Title: Probabilistic Analysis of Rechargeable Batteries in a Photovoltaic Power Supply System

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OSTI ID:2064

We developed a model for the probabilistic behavior of a rechargeable battery acting as the energy storage component in a photovoltaic power supply system. Stochastic and deterministic models are created to simulate the behavior of the system component;. The components are the solar resource, the photovoltaic power supply system, the rechargeable battery, and a load. Artificial neural networks are incorporated into the model of the rechargeable battery to simulate damage that occurs during deep discharge cycles. The equations governing system behavior are combined into one set and solved simultaneously in the Monte Carlo framework to evaluate the probabilistic character of measures of battery behavior.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
2064
Report Number(s):
SAND98-2635C; ON: DE00002064
Resource Relation:
Conference: Electrochemical Society - 194th Meeting; Boston, MA; 11/01-06/1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English