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Energy requirement for the production of silicon solar arrays [PDF]

Photovoltaics is subject of an extensive technology assessment in terms of its net energy potential as an alternate energy source. Reduction of quartzite pebbles, refinement, crystal growth, cell processing and panel building are evaluated for energy ...
Lindmayer, J., Morrison, A. D., Scheinne, A., Wihl, M.   +3 more
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Photovoltaic stand-alone modular systems, phase 2 [PDF]

The final hardware and system qualification phase of a two part stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) system development is covered. The final design incorporated modular, power blocks capable of expanding incrementally from 320 watts to twenty kilowatts (PK ...
Marshall, N. A., Naff, G. J.
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Comparison of electrically driven lasers for space power transmission [PDF]

High-power lasers in space could provide power for a variety of future missions such as spacecraft electric power requirements and laser propulsion. This study investigates four electrically pumped laser systems, all scaled to 1-MW laser output, that ...
Conway, E. J., Deyoung, R. J., Lee, J. H., Schuster, G., Williams, M. D.   +4 more
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Measurement techniques and instruments suitable for life-prediction testing of photovoltaic arrays [PDF]

Array failure modes, relevant materials property changes, and primary degradation mechanisms are discussed as a prerequisite to identifying suitable measurement techniques and instruments.
Carmichael, D. C., Deringer, G. C., Gaines, G. B., Noel, G. T., Sliemers, F. A., Wilkes, K. E., Wood, V. E.   +6 more
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The ERDA/LeRC photovoltaic systems test facility [PDF]

A test facility was designed, and built to provide a place where photovoltaic systems may be assembled and electrically configured, to evaluate system performance and characteristics.
Forestieri, A. F.
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Development of an Accelerated Test Design for Predicting the Service Life of the Solar Array at Mead, Nebraska [PDF]

Potential long-term degradation modes for the two types of modules in the Mead array were determined and judgments were made as to those environmental stresses and combinations of stresses which accelerate the degradation of the power output ...
Carmichael, D. C., Gaines, G. B., Noel, G. T., Shilliday, T. S., Thomas, R. E., Wood, V. E.   +5 more
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Research on the application of refinement hierarchical population algorithm in MPPT of photovoltaic arrays. [PDF]

PLoS One
Liming W, Qi K.
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A photovoltaic maximum power point tracking strategy based on the IRBMO-VP&O algorithm. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Wang X.
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Simulation study of a 386.4 MW mountain photovoltaic power plant: a case study. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Ma J, Xie P, Gu T, Shen X, Zhang H, Huang J.   +5 more
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Harnessing artificial neural networks for accurate PV system parameters determination: radiation, temperature, and MPPT. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Abdelqawee IM, Selmy M, Ali MN, Abdelfattah AA, Mamdouh W.   +4 more
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