DOE/LeRC Photovoltaic Systems Test Facility
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6868525
The DOE/LeRC Photovoltaic Systems Test Facility was designed and built and is being operated by the NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, as a national facility to serve the needs of the entire DOE National Photovoltaic Program. The objective of the facility is to provide a place where photovoltaic systems may be assembled and electrically configured, without specific physical configuration, for operation and testing to evaluate their performance and characteristics. The facility as a ''breadboard'' system allows investigation of operational characteristics and checkout of components, subsystems and systems before they are mounted in field experiments or demonstrations. The facility as currently configured consists of 10 kW (peak) of solar arrays built up from modules from several manufacturers, two inverter test stations, a battery storage system, interface with local load and the utility grid, and instrumentation and controls necessary to make a flexible operating facility. Expansion to 30 kW (peak) is planned for 1978. Test results and operating experience are summarized to show the variety of work that can be done with this facility.
- Research Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, Ohio (USA). Lewis Research Center
- DOE Contract Number:
- EX-76-A-29-1022
- OSTI ID:
- 6868525
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NASA/1022-78/34; NASA-TM-78923
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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