Field tests of photovoltaic power systems
Conference
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OSTI ID:6071080
Field test experience gained at existing photovoltaic test sites is discussed. These sites include a 25 kW peak power system at Mead, Nebraska, a 12 kW peak array at MIT/Lincoln Laboratory, a 1.6 kW peak PV power system at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, and several small (approx. 100 watts peak) arrays located in various urban and rural sites. Data are given on failures which have occurred in the field and on the frequency of unscheduled outages. Also, information is presented concerning the environmental extremes to which the systems have been exposed. Operating experience gained from these projects is discussed in the contexts of storage, reliability, safety and cost. Finally, some projects which are currently in the design stage are discussed. This includes a 100 kW peak power system which will serve the entire electric load for the Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah, and a 10 to 20 kW peak power system which will power a small AM radio station located at a site yet to be determined in the North Central/North east region of the U.S.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington (USA). Lincoln Lab.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-02-4094
- OSTI ID:
- 6071080
- Report Number(s):
- COO--4094-32; CONF-790305--5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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