Detailed conceptual designs and economic analyses of a reference photovoltaic central power station

Conference · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5425140

Hughes, O J; Heller, B W; Stephenson, J E

Detailed conceptual designs and economic analyses of a reference 100MWe Photovoltaic Central Power Station (PV CPS) have been completed. Both flat plate dendritic WEB and point focus fresnel concentrator (100X concentration) arrays were used to develop two individual central station reference designs. Design requirements, detailed drawings and system, subsystem and component specifications form the basis for a plant construction cost estimate. The flat plate array PV CPS costs range from $179M to $483M (1982 U.S. Dollars) for array costs ranging from $1/Wp to $3.50/Wp and power conditioning unit (PCU) costs from $.05/Wp to $.50/Wp. Similar costs for the concentrator PV CPS range from $201M to $505M, respectively. Using representative utility financial parameters, in-house economic models, and a plant performance estimate, levelized busbar energy costs (BBEC) are derived for both flat plate and concentrator designs. BBEC range from $.15/kWh to $.41/kWh for the flat plate PV CPS from .15/kWh to $.37/kWh for the concentrator PV CPS.

• Research Organization: Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace Solar Energy Systems
• OSTI ID: 5425140
• Report Number(s): CONF-820906-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140600* -- Solar Energy-- Photovoltaic Power Systems
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONCENTRATION RATIO
COST
CRYSTAL GROWTH METHODS
DENDRITIC WEB GROWTH METHOD
DESIGN
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FRESNEL LENS
LENSES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS
POWER CONDITIONING CIRCUITS
POWER PLANTS
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TESTING