Manufacturing cost analysis of 1980 vintage photovoltaic arrays

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

OSTI ID:5426234

Chan, T S; Hodge, R C

Within DOE the Photovoltaic Concentrator Technology Project has a technology readiness milestone of substantiating a factory array price of $2.80/peak watt in a 1980 timeframe. For this timeframe the three most promising concentrator PV approaches are linear focus Fresnel and trough and a point focus Fresnel. Using actual module test data to project annual energy collection potential and detailed manufacturing and installation cost estimates $/annualized peak watt projections of $3.50 to $4.78/watt have been projected. This paper summarizes the work performed to arrive at these cost projections.

• Research Organization: General Electric Company, King of Prussia, PA
• OSTI ID: 5426234
• 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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