Title :
Amonix CPV solar power plants
Author :
Kinsey, Geoffrey S. ; Stone, Kenneth ; Brown, Joseph ; Garboushian, Vahan
Author_Institution :
Amonix, Inc., Seal Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
In 2008 and 2009, Amonix installed 300 kW of its seventh-generation systems in Las Vegas, USA. Use of III-V multijunction cells resulted in a ~30% reduction in the cost of energy of Amonix CPV solar power plants. AC system efficiencies currently reach 25% and energy yield is over 2500 kW-hr/kW. A performance model has been developed that predicts system output based on the spectral response of the III-V multijunction cell corrected for operating conditions. This model is used to inform ongoing system optimization. Systems installed in 2010 are expected to deliver over 10% more power and energy.
Keywords :
power system simulation; solar power satellites; AC system; Amonix CPV solar power plants; III-V multijunction cells; Las Vegas; USA; energy cost reduction; power 300 kW; seventh-generation systems; Atmospheric modeling; Biological system modeling; Maintenance engineering; Materials; Optical device fabrication; Power generation; Predictive models;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5890-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2010.5617196
