• DocumentCode
    3711258
  • Title

    Availability of utility-scale photovoltaic power plants

  • Author

    Kirby Hunt;Anthony Blekicki;Robert Callery

  • Author_Institution
    First Solar, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Understanding the current state of availability of Utility-Scale photovoltaic power plants is essential for developing and financing these projects. An energy based availability metric suitable for Utility-Scale Photovoltaic power plants termed “Effective Availability” is described. The calculation methodology is discussed along with the merits of the metric. The Effective Availability of a fleet of 27 utility scale power plants is presented for a 5 year period. The factors affecting availability are discussed.
  • Keywords
    "Inverters","Measurement","Maintenance engineering","Photovoltaic systems","Reliability","Meteorology"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2015 IEEE 42nd
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355976
  • Filename
    7355976
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3711258