Effects of design on cost of flat-plate solar photovoltaic arrays for terrestrial central station power applicationsThe paper examines the impact of module and array designs on the balance-of-plant costs for flat-plate terrestrial central station power applications. Consideration is given to the following types of arrays: horizontal, tandem, augmented, tilt adjusted, and E-W tracking. The life-cycle cost of a 20-year plant life serves as the costing criteria for making design and cost tradeoffs. A tailored code of accounts is developed for determining consistent photovoltaic power plant costs and providing credible photovoltaic system cost baselines for flat-plate module and array designs by costing several varying array design approaches.
Document ID
19790057068
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Tsou, P. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Stolte, W. (Bechtel National, Inc. San Francisco, Calif., United States)