Design of a 100 kW flat panel photovoltaic system at a Washington, DC area waste treatment plant. Final report, October 1, 1978-March 31, 1979
The design of a 100 kilowatt flat panel photovoltaic (PV) system is presented. The application is industrial; to supply power to an inductive motor load at a Washington, DC area sewage treatment plant. The sewage treatment plant operation and electrical load characteristics are briefly described. The cells and modules produced by two manufactures are discussed with respect to similarities/differences in performance and fabrication. A design description of the resulting PV arrays using each module is presented. The system elements common to either array are discussed. They include: (1) a power conditioning system consisting of a line-commutated, line feeding inverter with solid state controls, (2) isolation transformers, (3) an instrumentation and control system, and (4) a power distribution system. The inverter is operated in a maximum power tracking mode that automatically maximizes array output power for a given set of operating conditions. Results of a performance analysis using the SOLCEL PV system simulation model are presented in the form of annual power utilization, total load satisfaction, annual energy flow, and 20 year life-cycle levelized busbar energy costs. A discussion of key technical, legal, institutional, and environmental issues for this specific application concludes the report.
- Research Organization:
- BDM Corp., McLean, VA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-78ET23054
- OSTI ID:
- 5386383
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/23054-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
DESIGN
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DIAGRAMS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
INVERTERS
LEGAL ASPECTS
PERFORMANCE
POWER CONDITIONING CIRCUITS
POWER RANGE 10-100 KW
SEWAGE
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SPECIFICATIONS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
WASHINGTON DC
WATER REMOVAL
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
NORTH AMERICA
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
POWER SUPPLIES
REMOVAL
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
USA
WASTES
140600* - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems