Title: Flat plate photovoltaic power systems: description, design and cost. Summary report
Abstract: The Energy Program Office at the Naval Weapons Center has been tasked to manage the Department of the Navy's photovoltaic effort. This effort includes participation in the Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Program (FPUP), which is sponsored by the Department of Energy, and encouragement of worldwide Navy activities to use Navy funds to procure cost-effective photovoltaic power systems. This report describes in simple nontechnical terms what photovoltaic power systems are, how they are sized, their costs, and their advantages and disadvantages. It also includes all tables and information necessary for the nontechnical person to determine preliminary sizes and costs of photovoltaic power systems for most applications. Navy activities can identify cost-effective applications for photovoltaic power systems by using this report and can procure the systems on their own or seek assistance from the Energy Program Office. The Energy Program Office will assist in preparing procurement specifications, evaluating proposals, awarding and monitoring contracts, and acceptance-testing the systems.
Publication Year: 1982
Publication Date: 1982-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
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