Technical Evaluation of Four Amorphous Silicon Systems at NREL

B. Kroposki; R. Hansen

doi:10.1109/PVSC.1997.654342

Technical Evaluation of Four Amorphous Silicon Systems at NREL

B. Kroposki, R. Hansen

Power Systems Engineering

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been studying the performance of small grid-tied systems since 1992. These 1 to 2 kW_ac systems are designed to conduct in-situ technical evaluations of the PV arrays in a high voltage configuration. This paper will concentrate on the performance and reliability of four amorphous silicon systems currently being tested in Golden, Colorado. The four systems include arrays from United Solar Systems Corp., Solarex, and Advanced Photovoltaic Systems. Each of these systems is tied to the grid with an Omnion inverter. The data show that most systems employing amorphous silicon exhibit stable performance over time and are viable for commercial scale up to larger systems.

Original language	American English
Pages	1357-1360
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.1997.654342
State	Published - 1997
Event	Twenty Sixth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - Anaheim, California Duration: 29 Sep 1997 → 3 Oct 1997

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Conference	Twenty Sixth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
City	Anaheim, California
Period	29/09/97 → 3/10/97

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For preprint version, including full text online document, see NREL/CP-510-22919

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NREL/CP-510-25030

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