Testing of Solar Photovoltaic Arrays for Utilization on Marine Aids to Navigation,

Abstract

In 1978, approximately 400 solar photovoltaic arrays were procured and placed at marine exposure facilities in Groton, Connecticut, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The arrays were measured quarterly to ascertain the effects of the marine environment on electrical performance. Concurently, a screening test for photovoltaic arrays to be used in the marine environment was developed at the Coast Guard R and D Center. Identical panels to those on test at the exposure sites were run through the pressure, immersion, and temperature (PIT) screening test. Baed on the marine environment exposure test and the PIT screening test recommendations are made on the constitutent materials and construction techniques of solar photovoltaic arrays that are most suited to use in the marine environment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA098257

Entities

People

  • S. E. Trenchard

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Electrical Measurement
  • Environment
  • Failure Analysis
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Films
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Junction Boxes
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Salt Water
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Panels
  • Stainless Steel
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Systems Analysis and Design