PV batteries and charge controllers: Technical issues, costs, and market trends

Conference · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:548690

Hammond, R L; Turpin, J F ^[1]; Corey, G P; Hund, T D ^[2]; Harrington, S R ^[3]

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1. Arizona State Univ. East, Mesa, AZ (United States)
2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
3. Harrington (S.R.), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

A survey of US system integrators, charge controller manufacturers, and battery manufacturers was conducted in 1996 to determine market and application trends. This survey was sponsored by the USDOE. Results from 21 system integrators show a 1995 PV battery sales of $4.76 million. Using the survey results, a top down market analysis was conducted with a total predicted US battery market of $34.7 million and a world wide market of US $302 million. The survey also indicated that 71% (of dollars) were spent on VRLA and 29% on flooded lead-acid batteries. Eighty percent of charge controllers were ON-OFF, vs. PWM or constant voltage.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 548690
• Report Number(s): SAND-97-2457C; CONF-970953-; ON: DE98001186; BR: EB2203000; TRN: AHC29724%%92
• Resource Relation: Conference: 26. IEEE photovoltaic specialists conference, Anaheim, CA (United States), 29 Sep - 3 Oct 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELECTRIC CONTROLLERS