Testing of solar photovoltaic arrays for utilization on marine aids to navigation
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5419207
In 1978, approximately 400 solar photovoltaic arrays were procured and placed at marine exposure facilities in Groton, Connecticut, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The arrays were measured quarterly to ascertain the effects of the marine environment on electrical performance. Concurrently, a screening test for photovoltaic arrays to be used in the marine environment was developed at the Coast Guard R and D Center. Identical panels to those on test at the exposure sites were run through the pressure, immersion, and temperature (PIT) screening test. Based on the marine environment exposure test and the PIT screening test recommendations are made on the constitutent materials and construction techniques of solar photovoltaic arrays that are most suited to use in the marine environment.
- Research Organization:
- Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Groton, CT (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5419207
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-098257/9; CGR/DC-13/80
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
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HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOTOELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECTS
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SEAS
SEAWATER
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SURFACE WATERS
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TESTING
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COST
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FAILURES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
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PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
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SEAS
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SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SURFACE WATERS
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