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Task 2 Operational Performance, Maintenance and Sizing of PV Systems and Subsystems Performance Database

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: IEA-PVPS Task 2

Publication_Date: May 2003

Title: Task 2 Operational Performance, Maintenance and Sizing of PV Systems and Subsystems Performance Database

Edition: 1.19

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online, CD-ROM

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Publisher: TriniDat Software-Entwicklung GmbH

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Online_Linkage: http://www.task2.org

Description:

Abstract:: The IEA PVPS Task 2 Performance Database is designed to provide PV experts and other target groups as well as other Tasks of PVPS with suitable information on the operational performance, reliability and costs of PV systems and components. The database application allows easy selection of PV system data and fast navigation through the database. Powerful tools enable the user to present monitoring data and calculated results in standard reports and to export these data into spread sheet programmes for later use. At present the database contains high quality data of 410 monitored PV plants with an installed capacity of 12 MW adapted to various applications (power supply, domestic uses, rural electrification, professional applications). Detailed system characteristics of selected PV plants as well as monitored data are stored in the database. The new database features simplified data export to spread sheet programmes, improved filter and sort criteria to navigate in the database and an easy search for a specific PV plant. Data import and export facilities have been developed including automatic calculations of annual results. This tool can be used to check the operational behaviour of existing PV plants and to get a report on its performance expressed in standard quantities allowing any kind of cross-comparison between systems. The implemented PV systems are located worldwide and operate therefore under different climatic conditions. Most of the monitoring data have been gathered under various national demonstration programmes in the IEA PVPS member countries: e. g. Austrian Rooftop Programme, French Rural Electrification Programme, EU Thermie Programme, German 1 000-Roofs-Photovoltaic-Programme, Japanese Sunshine & Field Test Programme and Swiss demonstration programmes. A collection of such a variety of high quality operational data can be considered as a unique tool for PV system performance analysis. The main website can be found at "http://www.task2.org" The database application can be downloaded from "http://www.task2.org/database/" . Updates of the collected PV system data will be downloadable from this website as well. For more information about the database, please read PVPS performance database - A unique tool in PV Power, Issue 15, October 2001
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: Not Available

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20030501
Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: Not Available
East_Bounding_Coordinate: Not Available
North_Bounding_Coordinate: Not Available
South_Bounding_Coordinate: Not Available

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > ELECTRICITY
Theme_Keyword: Photovoltaic
Theme_Keyword: Solar
Theme_Keyword: Renewable
Theme_Keyword: Green
Theme_Keyword: Energy
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENVIRONMENT
Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Theme_Keyword: SOCIETY
Theme_Keyword: UTILITIES/COMMUNICATIONS

Access_Constraints: The Performance Database programme is supplied complete with data and can be downloaded (48 MB) free of charge. A user registration is necessary for the access to the download area. Please enter all information in the registration form or send an email to "task2@solar-engineering.de". You will receive the required username and password for the download area. To Register and Login: "http://www.task2.org/database/index_download.htm"

Use_Constraints:

Neither the German Government nor the International Energy Agency, nor the programme developer or any of their employers makes any warranty or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information or product.

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Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not Available

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Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

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Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: IEA/PVPS/TSK2 > Task 2, Photovoltaic Power Systems, International Energy Agency
Contact_Person: REINHARD DAHL

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Projekttraeger Juelich
Address: PTJ-EEN
Address: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Address: D-52425 Juelich
Country: Germany

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +49 (0) 24 61 - 61 32 54

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +49 (0) 24 61 - 61 28 40

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: r.dahl@fz-juelich.de

Resource_Description: SOLARPV_E1

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Not Available

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Online_Option:

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Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.task2.org

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.task2.org

Access_Instructions:

Main webpage of IEA-PVPS Task 2

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.task2.org/database/

Access_Instructions:

The database application and its updates can be downloaded from this URL.

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20040625

Metadata_Review_Date: 20061018

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: E. BRANCH

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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