Photovoltaic energy system at an Alaskan site. Research report
The study presented herein provides information gathered over several years on the availability of solar energy and its utilization by a photovoltaic (PV) system installed near Fairbanks (65 N latitude) to demonstrate its feasibility. The study addresses both theoretical and experimental investigations on the potential of solar energy for interior Alaska. Three theoretical approaches are described for calculation solar radiation using American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Liu-Jordan, and Collares-Pereira and Rabl models. Computer programs for these theories have been included in the Appendix of the report. The actual test setup of a PV system with all its auxiliary components installed in Haystack (near Fairbanks) and the electrical loads run by it have been described in detail. Four and one-half years of solar radiation measurements and operational experience with the system are documented. Finally, comparisons are made between the measured solar radiation with previous measurements done at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the calculated values from the three models cited earlier. The information from the study should be useful to interested users in interior Alaska and perhaps to other countries of the world located in similar northern latitudes.
- Research Organization:
- Alaska Univ., Fairbanks, AK (United States). Inst. of Northern Engineering
- OSTI ID:
- 5425567
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-201350/XAB; REPT-86.59
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Sponsored by Alaska Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities, Fairbanks. Statewide Research
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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