DocumentCode
1107638
Title
Photovoltaic Power Generation for Utilities: The Implications of Some Recent Projects and Design Studies
Author
Leonard, Stanley L.
Author_Institution
The Aerospace Corporation
Issue
2
fYear
1986
fDate
6/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
61
Lastpage
67
Abstract
A discussion is given of experience, to date, in the construction and operation of six recent moderately large (¿100 kW) photovoltaic power plants that are interconnected with electric utility transmission/distribution grids. Three recent design studies of utility-scale (100-200 MW) photovoltaic generating plants are also described. On the basis of the project experience and the design studies, some answers are obtained for likely utility industry questions about this novel generation technology.
Keywords
Construction industry; Costs; Extrapolation; Information analysis; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power industry; Power system interconnection; Solar power generation; System testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8969
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TEC.1986.4765701
Filename
4765701
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