Title :
Photovoltaic covered-parking systems using lightweight, thin-film PV
Author :
Lepley, Tom ; Nath, Prem
Author_Institution :
Phasor Energy Co., Phoenix, AZ, USA
fDate :
29 Sep-3 Oct 1997
Abstract :
Photovoltaic covered parking systems have been identified as a high-value application of PV. For certain applications the shade/weather protection can be more valuable than the electricity. Modular PV covered parking systems have been designed using United Solar thin-film silicon roofing products and both Omnion and Trace inverters. This paper discusses the merits of using PV for this application, and preliminary results from the first field installation
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; invertors; photovoltaic power systems; semiconductor thin films; silicon; solar cell arrays; Omnion inverters; Si; Trace inverters; United Solar thin-film silicon roofing products; lightweight thin-film PV; modular PV covered parking systems; photovoltaic covered-parking systems; shade/weather protection; Costs; Inverters; Photovoltaic systems; Protection; Semiconductor thin films; Silicon; Solar power generation; Solar system; Transistors; Vehicles;
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.1997.654328
