Description and status of NASA-LeRC/DOE photovoltaic applications systems experiments

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6722923

Ratajczak, A F

In its role of supporting the DOE Photovoltaic Program, the NASA-Lewis Research Center has designed, fabricated and installed 16 geographically depersed photovoltaic systems. These systems are powering a refrigerator, highway warning sign, forest lookout towers, remote weather stations, a water chiller at a visitor center, and insect survey traps. Each of these systems is described in terms of load requirements, solar array and battery size, and instrumentation and controls. Operational experience is described and present status is given for each system. The P/V power systems have proven to be highly reliable with almost no problems with modules and very few problems overall.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-A-29-1022
• OSTI ID: 6722923
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/1022-78/38; NASA-TM-78936; CONF-780619-17
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
APPLIANCES
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ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
GAS APPLIANCES
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
POWER SUPPLIES
REFRIGERATING MACHINERY
REFRIGERATORS
REMOTE AREAS
ROADS
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
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