Seeing solar on campus : a visible photovoltaic installation on campus

This paper presents a methodology for selecting a site on the MIT campus for a visible solar photovoltaic installation. Visibility, solar exposure, advertising potential, aesthetics, interactivity and direct or important functional use are indicated as the metrics by which to evaluate possible sites. Four installations are subsequently evaluated according to this methodology. Feasibility, performance, cost and safety features were discussed for each of the four options considered. A dual-axis tracking solar array in front of the student center appears to be the most attractive option for a new solar installation on campus.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Guarda, Daniel Jair Alves

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Stephen R. Connors.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36744

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/36744