Title :
The Ancipa Project-PV plant to power four sliding gates and a trash-rack rake
Author :
Previ, A. ; Iliceto, A. ; Righi, S. ; Guastella, S.
Abstract :
A PV (photovoltaic) pilot application has been set up to produce sufficient power to operate four sliding gates and a trash-rack rake at the intake of a hydroelectric power plant in Sicily (Ancipa). This photovoltaic unit, which has been set up in the Sicilian mountains, takes the place of a diesel generator and should prove to be a more reliable source of electric power. A description is provided of the plant subsystems, including the PV array and batteries, the hydraulic equipment, and the data acquisition system
Keywords :
hydroelectric power stations; photovoltaic power systems; power supplies to apparatus; project engineering; solar cell arrays; solar cells; Italy; PV power systems; Sicily; batteries; data acquisition; hydraulic equipment; hydroelectric power plant; power supply; project engineering; sliding gates; solar cell arrays; trash-rack rake; Automatic generation control; Batteries; Circuits; Hydroelectric power generation; Meteorology; Photovoltaic systems; Reservoirs; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1990., Conference Record of the Twenty First IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kissimmee, FL
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1990.111764
