Testing and evaluation of a mobile photovoltaic/genset hybrid system

Author

Eckert, Peter ; Lepley, Tom ; Mancini, Frank ; Williamson, Ray

Author_Institution

AZ Public Service Co., Phoenix, AZ, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

7-11 Oct 1991

Firstpage

722

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate a mobile photovoltaic/genset hybrid system under field test conditions to determine its reliability and operating characteristics, A power trailer that combines photovoltaic panels, a battery bank, and a backup propane generator is described. This PV genset trailer is known as the solar energy response vehicle (SERV). The testing included preliminary characterization tests and system operation through several operating cycles

Keywords

internal combustion engines; mobile power plants; photovoltaic power systems; reliability; secondary cells; solar cell arrays; standby generators; testing; SERV; backup propane generator; internal combustion engines; mobile power plants; operating characteristics; reliability; secondary cells; solar cell arrays; solar energy response vehicle; standby generators; Batteries; Character generation; Hybrid power systems; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power system reliability; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Standby generators; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

0-87942-636-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.1991.169304

Filename

169304