Control aspects of the Schuchuli village stand-alone photovoltaic power system
The NASA Lewis Research Center is managing the Stand-Alone Application Project for the Department of Energy (DOE). Under this project, Lewis installed, in 1978, a photovoltaic power system in an Arizona Indian village. Under a DOE funded grant from Lewis, the Energy Research Center of the Cleveland State University performed an analysis of the control subsystem of this photovoltaic power system. The four major functions of the control subsystem are voltage regulation, load management, water pump control, and system protection. This report analyzes the control subsystem functions, presents flowcharts for the control subsystem operation, and presents a computer program that models the control subsystem.
- Research Organization:
- Cleveland State Univ., OH (USA). Dept. of Electrical Engineering; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-76ET20485
- OSTI ID:
- 6166380
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NASA/20485-17; NASA-TM-83790; ON: DE85000535
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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140600* -- Solar Energy-- Photovoltaic Power Systems
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COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DIAGRAMS
EQUIPMENT PROTECTION DEVICES
FEDERAL REGION IX
FLOWSHEETS
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
PUMPS
SIMULATION
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VOLTAGE REGULATORS
WATER PUMPS