Title :
Theoretical efficiency and asymptotic cost of grid-connected photovoltaic systems
Author :
Yang, Yan ; Williams, Eric
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil, Environ. & Sustainable Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Photovoltaics (PV) are regarded as a clean source energy technology and their use has expanded dramatically in recent years for both commercial and residential sectors. Learning curve studies show that PV modules have experienced very rapid reductions in commercial prices.This paper proposes to develop a new method to estimate lower bounds on asymptotic cost of PV system, which may lead to a more appropriate expression of unit cost and adoption.
Keywords :
costing; photovoltaic power systems; power generation economics; power grids; PV modules; asymptotic cost estimation; grid-connected photovoltaic system; unit cost estimation; Aluminum; Costs; Earth; Glass; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon; Silver; Solar power generation; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Sustainable Systems and Technology, 2009. ISSST '09. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4324-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISSST.2009.5156745
