Design of a photovoltaic system for a passive design northeast all-electric residence
A photovoltaic system has been developed and integrated into a passively designed, low energy consuming home suitable for the Northeast region of the country. The selected array size is 4.1 kW at NOCT conditions, and covers 51 sq.m. of roof area. The design addresses the residential market segment of low energy consuming houses with limited roof area availablity for photovoltaic arrays. A direct mount, next generation, larger sized, PV shingle module is used to reduce installation costs over earlier generation shingle modules. A 4 kW line-commutated inverter is used in the power conversion subsystem, since it is representative of currently available equipment. The complete system and house design are described, including all the pertinent installation and construction drawings. Specific performance results are presented for the Boston and Madison region. The system design presented, coupled with previously completed designs, provide a set of design options expected to be available to residential homeowners in the mid 1980's.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); General Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA (USA). Advanced Energy Programs Dept.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5464455
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-80-7171; ON: DE82010859
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Design of a photovoltaic system for a temperate climate all-electric residence
Design and fabrication of prototype systems for photovoltaic residences in the northeast. Final report
Related Subjects
140600* -- Solar Energy-- Photovoltaic Power Systems
140901 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
ATTACHED GREENHOUSES
BUILDINGS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
DIRECT GAIN SYSTEMS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT INTERFACES
FEDERAL REGION I
FEDERAL REGION V
GREENHOUSES
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
INSTALLATION
INVERTERS
MASSACHUSETTS
NORTH AMERICA
OPERATION
PASSIVE SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
POWER CONDITIONING CIRCUITS
POWER SUPPLIES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SAFETY
SIMULATION
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
USA
WISCONSIN