The pierre auger project as a challenging tool to studying PV systems

Abstract

The  Pierre  Auger  Observatory,  PAO,  has  been  created  to  detect  highly  energetic  cosmic  rays,  with  a  macro-grid of stand-alone photovoltaic systems (PS) as a power source system.  The  Observatory's  grid  offers  the  largest  source  of  statistics  for  stand-alone  PS,  3.108  of  each  principal  magnitude  per  year,  creating  the  possibility  of  performing  unprecedented  research  in  this  field.  In  this  article  we  will  describe  the  experimental set-up and analyze the main capabilities of the PS as a source of research.