CERTAIN BARRIERS TO ADEQUATE DOD MARKET GROWTH RATE WITHOUT FPUP • DURATION OF CLASSICAL AQUISITION PROCESS (EXPANDED PRESENTATION IN LOWER EXHIBIT). • LARGE COST EFFECTIVE DOD MARKET CAPTURE POTENTIAL PREMISED ON FIRST ACHIEVING LIFE CYCLE COST • LIFE CYCLE COSTING, IN GENERAL, MAY REQUIRE SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE TRANSITION TO FULL ACCEPTANCE • LIFE CYCLE COSTING, IN PARTICULAR, NOT YET ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT USER INFRASTRUCTURE : (FPUP, IN • NORMAL INSTITUTIONAL RESISTANCE TO ANY NEW PRODUCT -- IRRESPECTIVE OF LIFE-CYCLE OR FIRST COST • OTHER BARRIERS DISCUSSED IN REFERENCE NUMBER 1. BENEFITS OFTEN DO NOT ACCRUE TO OFFICIAL MAKING EXPENDITURE, E.G., NATIONAL BENEFIT VS. AGENCY NATIONAL BENEFITS OFTEN IGNORED RECOMMENDED DOD ACTIONS TO EXPEDITE PROGRAM DEVELOP DETAILED INVENTORY OF DOD GENERATORS BY SIZE/APPLICATION/DUTY CYCLE • PRIORITIZE APPLICATIONS FOR CONVERSION TO PHOTOVOLTAICS, E.G. - REMOTE TEST SITE USES - REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS SITES - SUBCOMPONENTS OF OOD REMOTE ISLAND POWER SYSTEMS - LIGHTING POWER ESTABLISH PV SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CRITERIA UTILIZING COMMERCIAL GRADE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ESTABLISH AN ACCELERATED DOD APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING PROGRAM TO PRODUCE FAMILIES OF MILITARY Exhibit 21. Barriers to Adequate DoD Market Growth Rate Without FPUP, Time Factors in the Normal Acquisition Process, and Possible DoD Actions to Expedite FPUP Program Photovoltaic power systems comparable to those required for the FPUP program are already being demonstrated. Two units developed under the ERDA/MERADCOM demonstration program are illustrated in Exhibits 22 and 23. Rapid early identification and development of demonstration units for other comparable applications should aid in reducing system engineering bottlenecks when large volume array delivery begins. Exhibit 22 shows a portion of the array for a reverse osmosis field water purification unit. The unit requires a 10.7 KWp array for operating power, and it is capable of producing potable drinking water from rivers, lakes, and brackish water sources. Such water purification systems are readily applicable for non-Do D uses, particularly in lesser developed nations. The photographs in the Exhibit 23 show a tactical field telephone switching system with the array retracted ready to be transported, and with the array unfolded in operating position. Each of the two panels has a 1.2 KWp rating and the total area is 200 square feet. Lead acid batteries provide a 375 amp-hrs of electricity storage at 48 volts for use during periods of low available solar insolation. 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