Test plan for phase-1 residential testing at the MIT/LL PV Systems Test Facility

Technical Report · Fri Mar 30 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6205384· OSTI ID:6205384

Sacco, S. B.

This test plan describes the objectives, power system, instrumentation, and data processing for a utility off-peak photovoltaic power system to be tested at the MIT/LL Photovoltaic Systems Test Bed. This plan constitutes the first in a series of residential PV system tests that will be conducted at this facility. When subsequent tests are defined, they will be described in a test plan similar to this one. This test is designed to represent a residential system powering the diversified electrical load (stove, refrigerator, dryer, etc.) of a single-family residence. An 8-kW photovoltaic array is used along with 50-kW of lead-acid battery storage and a 6-kW dc-to-ac inverter. Leads, using actual appliances, are timer controlled to represent a typical residential usage profile and backup electrical power is provided by the local utility in an off-peak-only basis.

• 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: 6205384
• Report Number(s): COO--4094-38
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
CLOTHES DRYERS
DATA PROCESSING
DRYERS
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
OFF-PEAK POWER
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
POWER
POWER DEMAND
POWER SUPPLIES
PROCESSING
REFRIGERATING MACHINERY
REFRIGERATORS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
STOVES
TESTING