DocumentCode
2411559
Title
Theoretical efficiency and asymptotic cost of grid-connected photovoltaic systems
Author
Yang, Yan ; Williams, Eric
Author_Institution
Dept. of Civil, Environ. & Sustainable Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
18-20 May 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
Photovoltaics (PV) are regarded as a clean source energy technology and their use has expanded dramatically in recent years for both commercial and residential sectors. Learning curve studies show that PV modules have experienced very rapid reductions in commercial prices.This paper proposes to develop a new method to estimate lower bounds on asymptotic cost of PV system, which may lead to a more appropriate expression of unit cost and adoption.
Keywords
costing; photovoltaic power systems; power generation economics; power grids; PV modules; asymptotic cost estimation; grid-connected photovoltaic system; unit cost estimation; Aluminum; Costs; Earth; Glass; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon; Silver; Solar power generation; Systems engineering and theory;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Sustainable Systems and Technology, 2009. ISSST '09. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4324-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISSST.2009.5156745
Filename
5156745
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