Symposium AgendaPresentation BookmarksHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeProject DefinitionNeed for InitiativeBackground:Markets Impact ReliabilityDeveloping RequirementsSpecific RequirementsRequired Phase I DocumentationProject PhasesDOE SupportPhase I AwardsSchedule StatusFunding StatusInverter Reliability Five-Year PlanFollow-onInverter Reliability EffortsHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeSigifredo GonzalezSolar Technologies DepartmentSandia National Laboratories**Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company,for the United States Department of Energy under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000High-Reliability Inverter InitiativeProject DefinitionProject DefinitionProject DefinitionDOE & Inverter Designer/Manufacturers PartnershipGoal: Design & Manufacturer Inverter: Achieve high reliability and change public perception Requires corporate buy-in through cost sharing Focused on rectifying identified problems High Volume expectationHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeNeed for InitiativeNeed for Initiative ImprovePerformancePerformance Achieve SustainabilitySustainability Enhance ReliabilityReliabilityHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeBackground:Markets Impact ReliabilityBackground:Markets Impact ReliabilityQualityManufacturing QuantityMarketsReliability CostISO 9000, etcHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeDeveloping RequirementsDeveloping RequirementsBasis of Systems EngineeringDifferent Perspectives•Sandia Testing•Field Sites•Industry•UniversityDocument: “Inverter Status and Needs”High-Reliability Inverter InitiativeSpecific RequirementsSpecific Requirements•Reliability: MTFF >10 Years•Efficiency: > 94%•Cost: < $.90/watt (10,000/year quantities)•Compliance:•UL 1741 •IEEE 929•NEC •FCC Part 15, Class B•IEEE C62.41 •IEEE 519High-Reliability Inverter InitiativeRequired Phase I DocumentationRequired Phase I DocumentationRequired Phase I Documentation•Market Study•Switching technology and device •Intelligent design (DSP, ASICs, etc.)•Improved packaging •Cooling & operating temperature margin•Manufacturing technology•Lightning-induced surge mitigationHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeProject PhasesProject Phases•Final prototype evaluations •Configure for manufacturing•Development testingIII. Prototypes Hardware9 months/2 contractorsII. Detailed Design12 months/3 contractorsI. Project Formulation3 months/3 contractors•Prototype software modules•Hardware to verify designs•Final product design/prototype •Market Analysis•Requirements finalized•Configuration & architecture•Path to productionHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeDOE SupportDOE Support•Office of Solar Energy Technologies (Richard King)•Energy Storage Systems Program (Imre Gyuk)•Distributed Power Program (Joe Galdo)Phase I funding (FY02)Phase II funding (FY03/04)•Solar Energy Technologies is funding Phase IIHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativePhase I AwardsPhase I AwardsTen Responses to RFQThree Selections:General ElectricSatConXantrexSix “excellent” proposals (resource-limited)High-Reliability Inverter InitiativeSchedule StatusSchedule Status Phase I•Complete, •Reviewed (SNL, NREL, ORNL)Phase II• 3 Contracts Awarded September/October 2003• Final deliverables due in 12 monthsHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeFunding StatusFunding StatusFunding Status50% cost-share by contractors required$1,200,000 $3,000,000*$550,000Total DOE CostCompleteI (3 mo)Pending (FY05)III (9 mo)AwardedII (12 mo)StatusPhase*committedHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeInverter Reliability Five-Year PlanInverter Reliability Five-Year Plan•Sandia coordinating for DOE•1stStep: Baltimore Workshop April, 2003•Results Consistent with InitiativeHigh-Reliability Inverter InitiativeFollow-onInverter Reliability EffortsFollow-onInverter Reliability EffortsGuided by:•Market• Initiative Lessons-learned• 5-year Plan May Involve additional
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