Title
Recommendations For Maximizing Battery Life In Photovoltaic Systems: A Review Of The Lessons Learned
Secondary Author(s)
Farhi, Brian
Report Number
FSEC-CR-1137-99
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-CR-1137-99.pdf
Keywords
Batteries; PV Systems
Abstract
This report contains notes, observations and recommendations about the use of batteries in small stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) systems. The conclusions of this work are based on the results of more than a decade's worth of battery testing at the Florida Solar Energy Center and related work with Sandia National Laboratories, the PV industry and user groups. The most critical findings were the relationship between battery state-of-charge and battery life and the importance of an adequate PV array-to-load ratio.
Date Published
6-1-1999
Subjects
Batteries; PV Systems
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Dunlop, James, "Recommendations For Maximizing Battery Life In Photovoltaic Systems: A Review Of The Lessons Learned" (1999). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 688.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/688
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Notes
From the Proceedings of Forum 2001 Solar Energy: The Power to Choose, April 21-25, 2001, Washington, D.C.