Title :
Effect of small continuous loads on system efficiency
Author :
Chhabra, Bhumika ; Kamada, Rui ; Opila, Robert L. ; Honsberg, Christiana B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
The paper focuses on constructing software program to investigate lighting systems followed by system implementation and measurement of inverter efficiency at part-load condition with the small continuous load. The idea here is to observe the behavior of inverter efficiency and to see its effect on system performance and cost. The stand-alone systems are badly affected as compared to grid connected systems in terms of system performance and cost.
Keywords :
invertors; life cycle costing; lighting; load (electric); photovoltaic power systems; power grids; grid connected system; inverter efficiency measurement; lighting system; software program construction; stand alone system; Availability; Time measurement; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5890-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614448
