Mississippi County Community College solar photovoltaic total energy project
Abstract
The actively cooled photovoltaic demonstration system being developed to supply the total electrical and thermal energy requirements of Mississippi County Community College in Arkansas is described. Energy conservation features of the school allow it to operate at a peak demand of 4.75 W/sq foot, to be supplied by a 240 kW tracking concentrating collector system. Power conditioning will be provided by a line-commutated 300 kW solid state inverter which will supply 480 V of three phase, 60 Hz AC. An iron chloride redox battery is being developed to store ten hours of full power capacity and conventional hot water tanks will be used for thermal energy storage, with access to utility company power in case of emergencies. Process control includes the capabilities of monitoring system parameters and controlling energy supplies, storage and solar tracking. The energy system is scheduled for installation and checkout in the summer of 1979.
- Publication:
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Gas Turbine Conference and Exhibit and Solar Energy Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979gatu.confT....H
- Keywords:
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- Energy Technology;
- Photovoltaic Cells;
- Solar Collectors;
- Solar Energy Conversion;
- Control Equipment;
- Electric Energy Storage;
- Fresnel Reflectors;
- Heat Storage;
- Ion Exchange Membrane Electrolytes;
- Iron Chlorides;
- Power Conditioning;
- Process Control (Industry);
- Silicon;
- Solar Sensors;
- Solid State Devices;
- Energy Production and Conversion