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PROCEEDINGS OF THE USDOE PHOTOVOLTAICS TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT AND APPLIOCATIONS PROGRAM REVIEW
Novemller 7-9,1978
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
U.S. DOE PHOTOVOLTAICS TECHNOLOGY
DEVEVOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS PROGRAM REVIEW
Arlington, Virginia
November 7=9, 1978
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Department of Energy Photovoltaic Branch
Division of Distributed Solar Technology
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PREFACE
This report of the Prnceedings of the DOE Photovoltaic
Technolony Development and Application Program Review has
been assembled to provide the participants and attendees with
a compilation of abstracts of the presentations. Copies of
visual aids used have been printed in the best availab'iF form.
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CONTENTS
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SECTION I - OVERVIEW AND PROJECT STATUS REPORTS
Photovoltaic Mission Analysis (S. L. Lr:nard,
The Aerospace Corporation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Planning and Analysis for Development of Photovoltaic
Energy Conversion Systems (Richard D. Tabors, MIT/
Energy Laboratory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
A Summary of Systems Definition Project Activities (Gary J.
Jones and Kent L. Biringer, Sandia Laboratories) . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Low-Cost Solar Array Project (W. T. Callaghan, Jet
Propulsion Laboratory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-92
LSA Engineering Status (R..Ross, Jet Propulsion
Laboratory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-122
Operations Status: Module Procurement Test and Evaluation
(Larry Dumas, Jet Propulsion Laboratory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-132
Status of the DOE Photovoltaic Concentrator Development
Project (D. G. Schueler, Sandia Laboratories) . . . . . . . . . . . 1-139
DOE Photovoltaic Tests and Applications Project (Ron
Cull and Tony Ratajczak, Lewis Research Center) . . . . . . . . . . 1-166
Solar Photovoltaic Field Tests and Ap lications Projects
(Ron Matlin, MIT/Lincoln Laboratories 1-180
Military Applications of Photovoltaic Systems (Donald
D. Faehn, MERADCOM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19.5
Photovoltaic Research and Development Status (D. L.
Feucht, SERI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-210
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Photovoltaic and Environmental Impact Considerations
(Eric R. Weber, Arizona Public Service Company) . . . . . . . . . . 1-224
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Characteristics of a Typical Village in the "Solar Belt"
of the Developing Countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin
America (Dr. 1. H. Usmani, United Nations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-268
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CONTENTS (continued)
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SECTION II - TOPICAL SESSIONS
SESSION I. Standards Performance Criteria (Chairman:
Gary Nuss, SERI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Photovoltaic Performance Criteria and Test
Standards Project Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
The Purpose and Role of Product Standards In The
Commercialization of New Energy Technologies: A
Preliminary Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. 2-16
The Voluntary Consensus Standards System and The Plan
For Quality Assurance And Standards For Photovoltaics. 2-2.1
Photovoltaics Subsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Performance Criteria For Photovoltaic Power Conditioning,
Control, And Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Photovoltaic Energy Systems Safety Standards `
Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52
SESSION II. Cost/Economics (Chairman: Richard D. Tabors,
MIT/Energy Laboratories) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68
Regional Conceptual Design and Analysis Studies for
Residential Photovoltaic Systems (td Mehalick, General
Electric Company) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-73
Grid-connected ResidentialPhotovoltaic Simulation
Mode for Economic Analysis (Paul R. Carpenter, Jet
Propulsion Laboratory) . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-88.
Analysis Methodology: On-Site Photovoltaic System
Applications (B. Siegel, The Aerospace Corporation). . . . . . 2-96
Viewgraphs (E.F. Federmann, Westinghouse Research
and Development Center) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-105
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Lifetime Cost and Performance Model for Photovoltaic
Power Systems (C. Borden, Jet Propulsion Laboratory). . . . . . 2-117
Penetration Modeling for Near and Intermediate
` Term Photovoltaic Applications (Dr. Q.H. Merrill,
C Science Applications, Inc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-122
MIT Photovoltaic Model (Thomas McCormack, MIT/
Energy Laboratory). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-330
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Analysis Methodology: Photovoltaic Central Station
= Power Plants (S.L. Leonard, The Aerospace Corporation). . . . . 2-140
Photovoltaic Utility Worth (Susan Finger, MIT/Energy
Laboratory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.145
The Setting of Program Price Goals: Background and
Alternative Approaches (Paul R. Carpenter and Jeffrey
L. Smith, Jet Propulsion Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-151
PV Program Goals and the Consumer (D. Bottaro, MIT/
2K' Energy Laboratory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-155
Conclusions and Recommendations (Richard D. Tabors,
MIT/Energy Laboratories) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-158
Bibliography of Modeling Reports on Photovoltaic
y` Residential and Utility Systems (Richard D. Tabors,
MIT/Energy Laboratories) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-161
SESSION III. Concentrator and Flat Panel Technology
Alternative for 50t/Watt (Co-chairman: R.G. Ross,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory and B.D. Shafer, Sandia
Laboratories) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2463
Design Alternatives for Cost Effective Solar Arrays
(R.G. Ross, Jet Propulsion Laboratory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2_164
Installed Concentrator Array Cost As it Relates to the
50t/Watt Goal (B.D. Shafer, Sandia Laboratories). . . . . . . . 194
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SESSION IV. Balance of Systein Technology (Gary Jones,
Sandia Laboratories) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 . . . . 0 . . 0 . 9 2-205
SESSION V. Experience Gained from the Design and Operation
of Photovoltaic Systems (M.D. Pope, (MIT/Lincoln Laboratories). . . - 2-212
APPENDIX A. ATTENDEE LIST. . A-1
APPENDIX B. AGENDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
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