• DocumentCode
    2737232
  • Title

    Effect of small continuous loads on system efficiency

  • Author

    Chhabra, Bhumika ; Kamada, Rui ; Opila, Robert L. ; Honsberg, Christiana B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    20-25 June 2010
  • Abstract
    The paper focuses on constructing software program to investigate lighting systems followed by system implementation and measurement of inverter efficiency at part-load condition with the small continuous load. The idea here is to observe the behavior of inverter efficiency and to see its effect on system performance and cost. The stand-alone systems are badly affected as compared to grid connected systems in terms of system performance and cost.
  • Keywords
    invertors; life cycle costing; lighting; load (electric); photovoltaic power systems; power grids; grid connected system; inverter efficiency measurement; lighting system; software program construction; stand alone system; Availability; Time measurement; Voltage measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • ISSN
    0160-8371
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5890-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614448
  • Filename
    5614448