Foreword '3Q~y"C+4
The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body C "B'Dj
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development }! R*Q`m
(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 @"1Z;.S8V
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. u' Q82l&Y
The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D ,\c V,$
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a t [|t 0y8
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into o3GkTn O
electricity. 19c_=$mV
The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative _aF8Us
from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) ir>h3Zk
is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the N3aqNRwlk
IEA PVPS programme. x<Gjr}
The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark .P/0 `A{&
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), qNP)oU92
Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway O(!; 7v}
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United eq(h {*rC
Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). ~:o$}`mW
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, PREGQ0
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV [ }Tb2|
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing !<HMMf,-D
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA qe&B$3D|
countries are sharing their experiences in this area. q5= ,\S3=
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the (a8iCci:
hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle r|DIf28MIq
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic SA&(%f1d
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of L 6fbR-&Lt
Task III by: R=D }([pi
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) 3Il._]#
Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) W;2J~V!c
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) F[yofR N
06 December 1999
