Equipment, Services & Specs

Solar PV Array Size & Type

• ~1.0 MW total - Area 1 sized for testing utility-scale inverters
• System voltage level of 1,000V
• Connected to BNL electrical distribution system
• Capability to test multiple panel technologies with crystalline silicon PVmodules making up the bulk of the array
• Capability to re-configure the array into multiple, small (~65kw) arrays for different testing scenarios, as needed
• Fixed tilt for bulk of the array with capability to install some modules on trackers for comparative tests
• Re-configurable to simulate different operating scenarios
• Open racks for comparison tests of other PV technologies

BOP Equipment

• Capability for running macro and micro inverters
• Standard inverters available for module testing
• Capability to incorporate storage technologies

Data Acquisition Lab

• Array data collection, QA/QC, archive

Research Instrumentation

• Meteorological base station with precision instruments adjacent to the array
• Solar resource instrumentation at multiple locations within the array
• Power quality instrumentation at inverters and grid interconnection
• String-level current and voltage
• High Sample Rates -1 sec data (512 samples per cycle for PQ data)

Meteorological Services Lab

• On site Met services
• Instrument repair and calibration