Conceptual design and system-analysis study for a hybrid solar-photovoltaic/solar-thermal electric-power system. Volume I of III. Final report, executive summary

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6298862

A description of an analysis of hybrid photovoltaic/solar thermal electric conversion systems is summarized. Several types of hybrid systems, photovoltaic-only systems, and solar thermal electric systems were compared in terms of performance and cost. Generally, hybrid systems are shown to be potentially competitive with photovoltaic-only or solar thermal electric conversion systems, but hybrid systems do not appear to have a significant advantage, on a levelized cost per kilowatt-hour basis.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Spectrolab, Inc., Sylmar, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6298862
• Report Number(s): SAND-80-7014/1; ON: DE81026162
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
COMBINED COLLECTORS
DESIGN
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS
HYBRID SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COST
EFFICIENCY
PERFORMANCE
EQUIPMENT
POWER PLANTS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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140704 - Solar Thermal Power Systems- Total Energy & Hybrid Systems- (1980-)