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Impact of balance of system (bos) costs on photovoltaic power systems
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hein, G. F. Poley, W. A. Cusick, J. P. |
| Copyright Year | 1978 |
| Description | The Department of Energy has developed a program to effect a large reduction in the price of photovoltaic modules, with significant progress already achieved toward the 1986 goal of 50 cents/watt (1975 dollars). Remaining elements of a P/V power system (structure, battery storage, regulation, control, and wiring) are also significant cost items. The costs of these remaining elements are commonly referred to as Balance-of-System (BOS) costs. The BOS costs are less well defined and documented than module costs. The Lewis Research Center (LeRC) in 1976/77 and with two village power experiments that will be installed in 1978. The costs were divided into five categories and analyzed. A regression analysis was performed to determine correlations of BOS Costs per peak watt, with power size for these photovoltaic systems. The statistical relationship may be used for flat-plate, DC systems ranging from 100 to 4,000 peak watts. A survey of suppliers was conducted for comparison with the predicted BOS cost relationship. |
| File Size | 405568 |
| Page Count | 9 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19780018607 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7vm9255k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1978-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Solar Generators Regression Analysis Cost Analysis Cost Estimates Photovoltaic Cells Cost Reduction Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
