Technical and economic trade-off study between photovoltaic power systems and closed cycle vapor turbogenerators

Author

Gropper, J.

Author_Institution

Ormat Syst. Inc., Sparks, NV, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1988

Firstpage

302

Lastpage

307

Abstract

The author presents a tradeoff study between photovoltaic power systems and closed-cycle vapor turbogenerators for telecommunications applications in Nigeria. Issues discussed are system availability requirements, potential solar-cell problems, and economic factors. It is concluded that, due to its inherent high reliability and high-starting capability in cold standby configurations, the closed-cycle vapor turbogenerator, either in stand-alone or in a solar hybrid configuration, is frequently the system of choice because it is a more cost-effective alternative for telecommunications applications which require high availability and minimum maintenance

Keywords

economics; photovoltaic power systems; solar cells; telecommunication equipment; turbogenerators; Nigeria; closed cycle vapor turbogenerators; economics; maintenance; photovoltaic power systems; solar cells; telecommunications applications; Availability; Batteries; Costs; Energy storage; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Solar power generation; Solar radiation; Telecommunications;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1988. INTELEC '88., 10th International

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INTLEC.1988.22366

Filename

22366