100 kW peak photovoltaic power system for the Natural Bridges National Monument
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OSTI ID:5927976
The Department of Energy, in partnership with the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior, is sponsoring the implementation of 100 kW peak photovoltaic power system for the Natural Bridges National Monument in southeastern Utah. This remote site, which presently obtains all of its electrical energy from a diesel-powered generator, is manned year-round by NPS personnel. Starting in the fall of 1979, the PV system will begin to provide the bulk of the electrical demand at the site. Sunlight will be converted into dc electricity by an array field of glass-covered modules containing three types of silicon solar cells. The 1700 m/sup 2/ array, with over a quarter million two- and three-inch cells, will be the largest flat-plate PV field in the world at the time of its dedication. The power system will take dc power from the array, store excess energy in a 750 kWh lead-acid battery, and convert dc to ac in a single 50 kVA inverter. A standby diesel-powered generator will provide backup for the system in the event of extended inclement weather.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington (USA). Lincoln Lab.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-02-4094
- OSTI ID:
- 5927976
- Report Number(s):
- COO--4094-46; CONF-790541--43
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
BUILDINGS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
INVERTERS
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
NORTH AMERICA
OPERATION
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PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
POWER RANGE 10-100 KW
POWER SUPPLIES
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
REMOTE AREAS
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
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SOLAR CELLS
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UTAH
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
BUILDINGS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
INVERTERS
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
NORTH AMERICA
OPERATION
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
POWER RANGE 10-100 KW
POWER SUPPLIES
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
REMOTE AREAS
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
USA
UTAH