Design of photovoltaic central power station concentrator array

Technical Report · Tue Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5148555· OSTI ID:5148555

A design for a photovoltaic central power station using tracking concentrators has been developed. The 100 MW plant is assumed to be located adjacent to the Saguaro Power Station of Arizona Public Service. The design assumes an advanced Martin Marietta two-axis tracking fresnel lens concentrator. The concentrators are arrayed in 5 MW subfields, each with its own power conditioning unit. The photovoltaic plant output is connected to the existing 115 kV switchyard. The site specific design allows detailed cost estimates for engineering, site preparation, and installation. Collector and power conditioning costs have been treated parametrically.

• Research Organization: Martin Marietta Corp., Denver, CO (USA). Denver Aerospace
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5148555
• Report Number(s): SAND-82-7148; ON: DE84008823
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COST ESTIMATION
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
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