The 3.3 MW-peak photovoltaic power station at Serre

Author

Previ, A. ; Iliceto, A. ; Belli, G. ; Arcidiacono, V. ; Corsi, S. ; Lambri, L.

Author_Institution

Electr. Res. Centre, ENEL, Volta, Italy

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

750

Abstract

The photovoltaic power station at Serre (Salerno-Italy) is the biggest plant connected to the grid which exists in Europe today. The preliminary planning was carried out by ENEL in 1990. Procurement of materials for the plant started in 1992 and the building completed in December 1994. The plant consists of ten sub-fields, 330 kWp each, working in parallel; they are completely automated and able to operate unmanned. This paper illustrates constructional aspects of the plant, provides details on real costs and on tests carried out both at the manufacturers and on site before accepting components. The yearly performance of the plant is also provided

Keywords

economics; solar cell arrays; solar cells; solar power stations; testing; 3.3 MW; ENEL; Italy; Salerno; Serre; constructional aspects; costs; grid connected PV plant; manufacturer tests; on site tests; photovoltaic power station; Analog-digital conversion; Circuits; Costs; Europe; Medium voltage; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power transformer insulation; Silicon; Solar power generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520068

Filename

520068