Title :
Project Megawatt: experience with photovoltaics in Switzerland
Author :
Real, Markus ; Lüdi, Hans
Author_Institution :
Alpha Real AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Project Megawatt was initiated in 1987 to develop a standardized, roof-mounted 3 kW PV-system that would stimulate high-volume demand throughout Switzerland. The various phases of this successful program are discussed. To respond to the increased opportunity provided by the nuclear moratorium in Switzerland, a joint venture was formed with Switzerland´s largest glass fabricator to expand production and installation of the standard 3 kW systems
Keywords :
photovoltaic power systems; solar cell arrays; 3 kW; Project Megawatt; Switzerland; photovoltaics; roof-mounted; Design engineering; Europe; FETs; Glass; International collaboration; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Production systems; Pulse width modulation inverters;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-636-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169278
