Superior Valley photovoltaic power processing and system controller evaluation

Technical Report · Tue Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/177399· OSTI ID:177399

Bonn, R; Ginn, J; Zirzow, J; Sittler, G

Sandia National Laboratories, sponsored by the US Department of Energy`s Office of Energy Management, conducts the photovoltaic balance-of-system program. Under this program, Sandia supports the Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research Development Plan, SERDP, which is advancing the use of photovoltaics in operational DoD facilities. This report details the acceptance testing of the first of these photovoltaic hybrid systems: the Superior Valley photovoltaic-diesel hybrid system. This is the first of several photovoltaic installations for the Department of Defense. The system hardware tested at Sandia included an inverter, maximum power trackers, and a system controller.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 177399
• Report Number(s): SAND--95-2692; ON: DE96004539
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DIESEL ENGINES
HYBRID SYSTEMS
INVERTERS
MILITARY FACILITIES
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
TESTING