DocumentCode
1100152
Title
Photovoltaic operation and maintenance evaluation
Author
Conover, Karen
Author_Institution
R. Lynette & Associates, Redmond, WA, USA
Volume
5
Issue
2
fYear
1990
fDate
6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
279
Lastpage
283
Abstract
An Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) sponsored evaluation of the operation and maintenance (O&M) experience at seven selected photovoltaic installations in the United States is presented. The presentation of the actual O&M costs experienced by the seven sites, documentation of the largest problem areas, identification of failure causes, and projections of O&M costs for future installations are included
Keywords
maintenance engineering; photovoltaic power systems; EPRI; Electric Power Research Institute; United States; failure causes; maintenance evaluation; photovoltaic installations; Costs; Documentation; Fabrication; Large-scale systems; Manufacturing; Photovoltaic systems; Power systems; Solar power generation; Sun; Tracking;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8969
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/60.107222
Filename
107222
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