Economic Analysis of Solar Photovoltaics for Low-Power Lighted Aids to Navigation.

Abstract

A detailed economic analysis with decision-making criteria for converting the present energy storage system used on U.S. Coast Guard low-power lighted aids to navigation to one that relies upon conversion of solar energy by photovoltaics is presented. The analysis demonstrates that converting 12-volt lighted aids to navigation from reliance on primary air-cell batteries to reliance on solar photovoltaics is attractive from an economic point of view. However, questions concerning reliability and life must be answered before the Coast Guard plans conversion to solar photovoltaics. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA068365

Entities

People

  • William R. Allen

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battery Chargers
  • Coast Guard
  • Cost Estimates
  • Economic Analysis
  • Electric Generators
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Systems
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Protection
  • Generators
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Panels
  • Storage Batteries
  • United States

Readers

  • Economics
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security