Analysis of the VISTA photovoltaic facility-system performance

• Published in: IEEE transactions on energy conversion Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 245 - 251
• Main Authors: Rahman, S., Shrestha, G., Lahouar, S., Jockell, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.06.1990
• Subjects: 140501 > Solar Energy Conversion > Photovoltaic Conversion; 299000 > Energy Planning & Policy > Unconventional Sources & Power Generation; CRYSTALS; Data acquisition; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL FAULTS; ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; FEDERAL REGION III; Laboratories; MONOCRYSTALS; NORTH AMERICA; OUTAGES; Performance analysis; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS; Photovoltaic systems; POLYCRYSTALS; Power conditioning; POWER PLANTS; Senior members; SOILS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; Solar power generation; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; Student members; System performance; TESTING; USA 140600 > Solar Energy > Photovoltaic Power Systems; VIRGINIA

The performance of the Virginia Integrated Solar Test Arrays is reported and analyzed. The test period reported spans from January 1987 to December 1988. The performance of single-crystal and polycrystalline modules under diverse sky conditions over time while single-axis, two-axis tracking, or fixe...