Design, installation and performance of ARCO solar photovoltaic power plants
On November 18, 1982, ARCO Solar, Inc. began operation of a 1 MW /SUB DC/ photovoltaic power generation plant on Southern California Edison (SCE) property adjacent to the utility's Lugo substation at Hesperia, California. On November 14, 1983, a 6 MW /SUB DC/ plant located on the Carrisa Plain in San Luis Obispo County, California, was interconnected to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGandE) grid. This paper describes the design, installation and performance of the plants to date. A total of 108 computer controlled two-axis trackers, each with a complement of 256 single crystal silicon solar cell modules were installed in the 20 acre Lugo array field. The Carrisa Plain site currently has in operation 588 two-axis trackers, each with 128 photovoltaic modules augmented by reflective glass panels for a peak capacity of 4.5 MW /SUB DC/ . An additional 168 trackers are scheduled for installation in the 160 acre Carrisa field in mid1984, bringing the installed peak capacity to 6 MW. Both sites are controlled and monitored with micro-computer based equipment providing unattended, automatic operation.
- Research Organization:
- Arco Solar Industries, Woodland Hills, California
- OSTI ID:
- 5049780
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-840561-
- Journal Information:
- Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States), Conference: 17. IEEE photovoltaic specialists conference, Orlando, FL, USA, 1 May 1984
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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