Reliability, availability and maintenance-costs models for use in the design of photovoltaic power systems

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

OSTI ID:5425204

Stember, L H

Two techniques were developed for modeling the availability and maintenance costs of photovoltaic power systems. Their use permits the incorporation of reliability and maintenance cost considerations during design. The paper describes the technical approach, the techniques developed, the input data required, and the output information generated by the techniques. Flowcharts and example inputs and outputs are provided to illustrate the techniques' capabilities.

• Research Organization: Battelle Columbus Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio
• OSTI ID: 5425204
• Report Number(s): CONF-820906-
• Journal Information: Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States), Conference: 16. IEEE photovoltaics specialists conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 28 Sep 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
AVAILABILITY
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COST
MAINTENANCE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
RELIABILITY
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
DATA PROCESSING
FLOWSHEETS
NUMERICAL DATA
DATA
DIAGRAMS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
INFORMATION
POWER SUPPLIES
PROCESSING
SIMULATION
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
140600* - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems