Solar photovoltaic residence in Carlisle, Massachusetts

The first solar photovoltaic house designed and constructed under the US Department of Energy's Solar Photovoltaic Residential Project has been completed. The house, which is powered by a 7-kWp PV system, will be used to assess the occupants' acceptance of and reactions to residential phot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Strong, S. J., Nichols, B. E.
Language:unknown
Published: 2014
Subjects:
14 SOLAR ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
HOUSES
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
INTERCONNECTED POWER SYSTEMS
MASSACHUSETTS
PERFORMANCE
POWER RANGE 1-10 KW
BUILDINGS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
POWER SUPPLIES
POWER SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
USA
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6534077
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6534077
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Summary:The first solar photovoltaic house designed and constructed under the US Department of Energy's Solar Photovoltaic Residential Project has been completed. The house, which is powered by a 7-kWp PV system, will be used to assess the occupants' acceptance of and reactions to residential photovoltaic systems and to familiarize utilities, builders, developers, town building officials and others with issues concerning photovoltaic installations. The house is located on a two-acre lot in Carlisle, approximately twenty miles northwest of Boston. Built by a local architect/developer team, the house includes energy conservation and passive solar features. It utilizes a roof-mounted, flat-plate PV array which operates in a two-way energy exchange mode with the electric utility. The energy conservation and passive solar features of this house are described and a detailed description of the utility-interactive photovoltaic system is presented, along with initial performance data.

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