Photovoltaic Equipment for Disaster Relief

Primary Author(s)

Florida Solar Energy Center
William Young, Florida Solar Energy CenterFollow

Report Number

FSEC-CR-953-97

URL

http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-CR-953-97.pdf

Keywords

Disaster Relief; Photovoltaics, Photovoltaic equipment; Disaster relief; Solar electricity; Energy needs study; PV-powered systems; System performance evaluation

Abstract

Photovoltaic (solar electricity) has been used to power various equipment used in disasters. Previously, no organized program had used photovoltaic powered equipment in disasters. In response to an energy needs study with disaster relief organizations, Sandia National Laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy sponsored the Florida Solar Energy Center to provide PV equipment to selected disaster relief organizations and evaluate its performance and acceptability. The purpose of the report is to describe the six PV-powered systems that were provided.

Date Published

9-9-1997

Identifiers

741

Subjects

Photovoltaic power systems; Disaster relief; Solar energy; Solar energy--Evaluation; Emergency management

Local Subjects

Disaster Relief; Photovoltaics

Type

Text; Document

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

STARS Citation

Florida Solar Energy Center and Young, William, "Photovoltaic Equipment for Disaster Relief" (1997). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 741.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/741