DocumentCode
1099366
Title
Review of photovoltaic power plant performance and economics
Author
Schaefer, J.C.
Author_Institution
Electr. Power Res. Inst., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Volume
5
Issue
2
fYear
1990
fDate
6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
232
Lastpage
238
Abstract
The author reviews the performance, availability, and maintenance for ten photovoltaic plants since 1983. Problems are examined and achievable capacity factors are presented. The cost of photovoltaic electricity is developed as a function of investment cost, maintenance costs, and capacity factor, which in turn is shown to depend upon the site, the plant´s availability, and the tracking employed
Keywords
economics; solar power stations; capacity factor; economics; investment cost; maintenance costs; photovoltaic electricity; photovoltaic power plant performance; tracking; Cost function; Environmental economics; Inverters; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system protection; Power system reliability; Solar power generation; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8969
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/60.107215
Filename
107215
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