50 kW on-site concentrating solar photovoltaic power system. Phase I: design. Final report, 1 June 1978-28 February 1979

Technical Report · Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5672921· OSTI ID:5672921

Pittman, P F

This contract is part of a three phase program to design, fabricate, and operate a solar photovoltaic electric power system with concentrating optics. The system will be located beside a Local Operating Headquarters of the Georgia Power Company in Atlanta, Georgia and will provide part of the power for the on-site load. Fresnel lens concentrators will be used in 2-axis tracking arrays to focus solar energy onto silicon solar cells producing a peak power output of 56 kW. The present contract covers Phase I which has as its objective the complete design of the system and necessary subsystems.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: ET-78-C-04-4277
• OSTI ID: 5672921
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/94277-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COOLING SYSTEMS
DATA
DIAGRAMS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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