ENTEL Bolivia microwave network powered by photovoltaic/diesel hybrid power systems

Author

Coleman, Clint

Author_Institution

Northern Power Syst., Moretown, VT, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

22-25 Oct. 1990

Firstpage

498

Lastpage

501

Abstract

Northern Power Systems (NPS) supplied fourteen photovoltaic/diesel hybrid power systems to the Bolivian national telecommunications company, ENTEL. These power systems were supplied under contract with AT&T World Services, the prime contractor for the microwave link. The author describes the basic design philosophy, components and hardware configurations, training issues, and experiences with installation and commissioning. The use of photovoltaic/diesel hybrid power systems for this remote microwave project has proved to be economical and technologically successful. The major obstacles to the project were experienced not with the hybrid system technology but in the logistics and material handling portions of the project.<>

Keywords

diesel-electric power stations; microwave links; photovoltaic power systems; power supplies to apparatus; project engineering; solar power stations; Bolivia; ENTEL; PV; commissioning; design; installation; microwave link; microwave network; photovoltaic/diesel hybrid power systems; power supplies; project; solar power; telecommunications company; training; Contracts; Hardware; Hybrid power systems; Logistics; Microwave technology; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation economics; Power supplies; Power system economics; Solar power generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1990. INTELEC '90., 12th International

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INTLEC.1990.171293

Filename

171293