Performance and reliability of photovoltaic modules at various MIT LL test sites
Between March 1977 and the present, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, in conjunction with the US Department of Energy, has placed 85 kW of photovoltaic modules at various experimental test sites in the United States. These sites range in size and function from a 25-kW System Test Facility, where all the components in a PV system are tested, down to a 0.1-kW Environmental Test Site, where modules alone undergo weathering and soil accumulation experiments. To date, 144 modules (amounting to 2.75 kW) of 4533 have experienced electrical failure. This report summarizes the performance and reliability of photovoltaic modules at two experimental test sites: a 25-kW array field at Mead, Nebraska, and a 7.5-kW array field at Arlington, Texas.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington (USA). Lincoln Lab.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-02-4094
- OSTI ID:
- 5665907
- Report Number(s):
- COO-4094-69; CONF-800106-21
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. photovoltaics specialists conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 7 Jan 1980
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
FIELD TESTS
FAILURES
NEBRASKA
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POWER RANGE 1-10 KW
POWER RANGE 10-100 KW
RELIABILITY
TEXAS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MIDWEST REGION
NORTH AMERICA
POWER SUPPLIES
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOUTHWEST REGION
TESTING
USA
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