DocumentCode
2451477
Title
Photovoltaic covered-parking systems using lightweight, thin-film PV
Author
Lepley, Tom ; Nath, Prem
Author_Institution
Phasor Energy Co., Phoenix, AZ, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
29 Sep-3 Oct 1997
Firstpage
1305
Lastpage
1308
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;
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.1997.654328
Filename
654328
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