High Resolution Solar Measurements at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center: The Deployment Experience

Michael Dooraghi; Manajit Sengupta; Barry Mather; Pete Gotseff; Afshin Andreas; Chris Wright; Ryan McMorrow; Jimmy Paulino; Adam Kankiewicz

High Resolution Solar Measurements at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center: The Deployment Experience

Michael Dooraghi, Manajit Sengupta, Barry Mather, Pete Gotseff, Afshin Andreas, Chris Wright, Ryan McMorrow, Jimmy Paulino, Adam Kankiewicz

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Abstract

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL) and WindLogics has recently deployed 17 spatially and temporally high resolution solar measurement systems at FPL's 25 MW DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center (henceforth referred to as DeSoto) near Arcadia, Florida. This deployment will continuously provide timesynchronized high resolution solar and power measurements at 1 second resolution. The goal of this project is to collect high quality data for a period of a year to better understand the relationship between variability in the solar resource and power production for Megawatt scale PV deployments. Detailed preparation at NREL's Solar Radiation Research Laboratory (SRRL) ensured a successful deployment in the field capable of providing measurements of necessaryquality. This paper details the designing and planning process, the deployment, the issues faced and lessons learned.

Original language	American English
Pages	2299-2306
Number of pages	8
State	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference - Denver, CO, United States Duration: 13 May 2012 → 17 May 2012

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Conference	World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver, CO
Period	13/05/12 → 17/05/12

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-5500-54622

Keywords

high resolution solar measurement systems
solar energy

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Dooraghi, M., Sengupta, M., Mather, B., Gotseff, P., Andreas, A., Wright, C., McMorrow, R., Paulino, J., & Kankiewicz, A. (2012). High Resolution Solar Measurements at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center: The Deployment Experience. 2299-2306. Paper presented at World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

Dooraghi, Michael ; Sengupta, Manajit ; Mather, Barry et al. / High Resolution Solar Measurements at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center: The Deployment Experience. Paper presented at World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.8 p.

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Dooraghi, M, Sengupta, M , Mather, B , Gotseff, P , Andreas, A, Wright, C, McMorrow, R, Paulino, J & Kankiewicz, A 2012, 'High Resolution Solar Measurements at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center: The Deployment Experience', Paper presented at World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States, 13/05/12 - 17/05/12 pp. 2299-2306.

High Resolution Solar Measurements at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center: The Deployment Experience. / Dooraghi, Michael; Sengupta, Manajit ; Mather, Barry et al.
2012. 2299-2306 Paper presented at World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

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