DocumentCode
2450392
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
fYear
1997
fDate
29 Sep-3 Oct 1997
Firstpage
1257
Lastpage
1260
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1997., Conference Record of the Twenty-Sixth IEEE
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3767-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.1997.654316
Filename
654316
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