Title :
Evaluation of tracking flat plate and concentrator PV systems
Author :
Lepley, Tom ; Hammond, Bob ; Harris, Alex
Author_Institution :
Phasor Energy Co., Phoenix, AZ, USA
fDate :
29 Sep-3 Oct 1997
Abstract :
Arizona Public Service Company has conducted side-by-side field tests of most of the leading tracking flat plate and concentrating PV technologies. The results verify the added value due to tracking, but show that additional reliability improvements are needed in most cases. Concentrator PV systems can be high performers in sunny regions. In addition, a novel inverter system design by Raytheon has demonstrated excellent performance and promises to be more reliable and have lower cost than competing technologies
Keywords :
invertors; photovoltaic power systems; reliability; solar cell arrays; solar energy concentrators; Arizona Public Service Company; Raytheon; concentrator PV systems; inverter system; reliability improvements; side-by-side field tests; sunny regions; tracking flat plate PV system; Availability; Costs; Inverters; Phase transformers; Portfolios; Power system reliability; Procurement; Production systems; Solar power generation; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1997., Conference Record of the Twenty-Sixth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3767-0
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1997.654316
