Foreword OWU]gh@r
The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body % rkUy?=vu
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development \%#jT GFs~
(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 F -m1GG0s
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. h4U .wk
The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D umci P
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a zT@vji%Y
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into LYT0 XB)A
electricity. %H54^Z<y
The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative k~R_Pq
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from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) ~ b e&T:7.
is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the Z"A:^jZ<s
IEA PVPS programme. 1K!7FiqY
The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark w] VvH"?
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), K:y>wyzl
Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway j&F&wRD%r
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United nG2RBeJV
Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). |m ~ |
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, |b|p0Z%7{
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV ]>!]X*\9
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing k5^'b#v
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA xZ .:H&0G
countries are sharing their experiences in this area. P;h/)-q8
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the ZC05^
hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle !JJY ( o
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic +:D0tYk2B
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of c#_%|gg
Task III by: |(Sqd;#v
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) Mv_4*xVc
Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) 8YCtU9D
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) qk+:p]2
06 December 1999
