Design of a photovoltaic system for a Southwest all-electric residence
The grid connected residential photovoltaic system for the Southwest is designed to meet both space conditioning requirements and all conventional electrical load requirements for an all-electric residence. The system is comprised of two major subsystems, the solar array and the power conditioning subsystem (PCS). An 8 kW peak photovoltaic array has been designed for the house. The 93 m/sup 2/ solar array uses a shingle solar cell module, being developed by General Electric as part of the JPL Block IV procurement, in a highly redundant series/parallel matrix. The photovoltaic generated power is supplied to a 10 kVA power conversion subsystem which is controlled to track the solar array maximum power operating point and feed the 240 Vac output power directly to the house loads or back to the utility when excess power is generated. The PV power is isolated from the utility by a 15 kVA transformer. The house design and subsystem specifications are given in detail. This design represents the first of five detailed residential designs which will be developed under this program. (WHK)
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA (USA). Valley Forge Space Center
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-04-0789
- OSTI ID:
- 5491570
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-79-7056
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COST
DIAGRAMS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
EQUIPMENT INTERFACES
HEAT GAIN
HEAT PUMPS
INSTALLATION
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WINDOWS
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HEATERS
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