Design of a photovoltaic central power station: flat-plate array

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5148558· OSTI ID:5148558

A design for a photovoltaic central power station using fixed flat-panel arrays has been developed. The 100 MW plant is assumed to be located adjacent to the Saguaro Power Station of Arizona Public Service. The design assumes high-efficiency photovoltaic modules using dendritic web cells. The modules are arranged in 5 MW subfields, each with its own power conditioning unit. The photovoltaic output is connected to the existing 115 kV utility switchyard. The site specific design allows detailed cost estimates for engineering, site preparation, and installation. Collector and power conditioning costs have been treated parametrically.

• Research Organization: Martin Marietta Corp., Denver, CO (USA). Denver Aerospace
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5148558
• Report Number(s): SAND-82-7147; ON: DE84008825
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS
DESIGN
AC SYSTEMS
ARIZONA
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
COST ESTIMATION
DENDRITIC WEB GROWTH METHOD
ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
PERFORMANCE
POWER CONDITIONING CIRCUITS
POWER RANGE 10-100 MW
SITE SELECTION
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CRYSTAL GROWTH METHODS
DIAGRAMS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL REGION IX
NORTH AMERICA
POWER PLANTS
POWER SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
USA
140600* - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems