APS installation and operation of 300 kW of Amonix High Concentration PV systems

Author

Hayden, Herb ; Johnston, Peter ; Garboushian, Vahan ; Roubideaux, David

Author_Institution

Arizona Public Service Co., Phoenix, AZ, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

1362

Lastpage

1365

Abstract

Since early 2001, Arizona Public Service (APS) has been installing and routinely operating Amonix High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) systems, using Fresnel lenses and high-performance silicon PV cells for the generation of electricity. Currently, over 275 kW-AC are in grid-connected service over three sites in the Phoenix, Arizona area, with good performance that is approaching predictions. Installations continue with over 1 MW-AC planned, representing the largest installation of HCPV technology for commercial operation in the world to date. Manufacturing experience indicates that at volumes of only 5 MW/year an installed cost of $4000/kW-AC can be achieved, significantly lower than conventional PV.

Keywords

lenses; photovoltaic power systems; solar cell arrays; solar energy concentrators; solar power stations; 300 kW; Amonix; Arizona Public Service; Fresnel lenses; HCPV technology; Phoenix; Si; computerised monitoring; grid-connected service; high concentration photovoltaic systems; silicon photovoltaic cells; Automatic control; Biomedical optical imaging; Costs; Fresnel reflection; Motion control; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon; Solar power generation; Sun; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE

ISSN

1060-8371

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7471-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190862

Filename

1190862