Mead, Nebraska, 25-kW photovoltaic power system

Technical Report · Fri Jan 05 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6565652· OSTI ID:6565652

Romaine, W. R.

In 1977 MIT/Lincoln Laboratory designed, constructed, and put into operation a 25-kW-peak solar photovoltaic power system in Mead, Nebraska. This system was to be used to provide power to an agricultural test facility operated by the University of Nebraska. The initial application of the PV system was to provide power to irrigate an 80-acre cornfield. The photovoltaic power system is described as it existed at the time of its inauguration, and as it will exist following the completion of presently planned modifications, which include more fully automated control and addition of an uninterruptible power supply.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington (USA). Lincoln Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-4094
• OSTI ID: 6565652
• Report Number(s): COO-4094-10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
AUTOMATION
BATTERY CHARGERS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INVERTERS
IRRIGATION
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
MODIFICATIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 10-100 KW
PUMPS
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SWITCHING CIRCUITS
TEST FACILITIES
WATER