Phase 2 -- Photovoltaics for Utility Scale Applications (PVUSA). Second technical report, 1995

PVUSA is summarizing 1995 system performance and major project activities by way of two Technical Reports and a final Progress Report. The first report covered the January--April period, this report covers May--August, and the final four months will be discussed in the 1995 Progress Report. Principal activities during the second four months of 1995 included: confirming the transfer of project management from PG and E to a joint CEC/SMUD team beginning next year and initiating several transition tasks; installing a 225-kW Kenetech replacement PCU for the IPC US-1 Omnion PCU at Davis; mobilizing and completing much of the installation of the Amonix EMT-3 array at Davis; installing the remaining BOS equipment for the Solar Cells EMT-3 array at Davis; hosting a two-day PCU, DAS, and System Rating workshop at the Davis site; rating three host systems--SMUD UPG {at} 207 kW, NREL IPC {at} 12.9 kW, and CSW UPG {at} 98 kW; and issuing the 1994 Progress Report and three major topical reports, and delivering papers and presentations at four conferences and workshops. Except for the inoperative VEPCO site, data were collected for 17 other completed systems with a combined capacity of 1,800 kW. Combined, these systems generated nearly 1 million kWh during May through August, including a project monthly high of 0.29 million kWh during June. For the year, over 1.6 million kWh have been generated, about the same energy used by 400 homes over the same period. The project`s cumulative generation now stands at 6.4 million kWh. Key May-August and cumulative 1995 results are listed in a table. The locations of systems other than Davis are noted alongside the supplier`s name