Photovoltaic Demonstration Projects 2 (Commission of the by W.B. Gillett, R.J. Hacker, W. Kaut

Photovoltaic Demonstration Projects 2 (Commission of the by W.B. Gillett, R.J. Hacker, W. Kaut

By W.B. Gillett, R.J. Hacker, W. Kaut

Court cases of the 3rd Contractors' assembly, Joint learn Centre, Ispara, Italy, 18-20 may perhaps 1988.

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Plants of 1000–1200 Wp are often equipped with an inverter producing 220 VAC. In these power ranges, more and more standarsied systems are entering the market now, delivered as sets easily to be installed in the do-it-yourself way. The small village projects provide all one centralised PV-plant with energy distribution by line or cable. Normally, 220 VAC is produced. In the field of agricultural applications, a number of dairy farms of different sizes, located in the Italian Alps, will be equipped wtih PV systems.

The PV array is now generally proven for reliability although the cost/performance characteristics are still inadequate for many applications. Other system components may be proven as components but in many cases when they are assembled into PV-powered systems the overall result is still inadequate. Further development and experience appears to be required. The following discussion focussed on the two components which are seen by the contractors as being the most problematical. These are inverters and batteries.

The applications vary from electrification of isolated dwellings, farm houses, mountain refuges and buildings in nature reserves, to lighthouses, telecommunications equipment, desalination plants and warning devices. Only three projects are working with real grid connection and interaction. Some statistical data relating to the projects which were approved in the period 1983 to 1987 is given in Table 1. A summary table listing each of the projects in the programme is presented in Annex I. 2. 1.

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