Optimal Configuration and Placement of PV Systems in Building Roofs with Cost Analysis

Orlando, Matteo; Bottaccioli, Lorenzo; Patti, Edoardo; Macii, Enrico; Vinco, Sara; Poncino, Massimo

doi:10.1109/compsac48688.2020.00-58

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“…In the literature, the sizing of PV and storage systems has been studied in several contexts, including micro-grids [9,10,13] and building-scale systems [16,21,22]. At a high level, the strategy used by existing work is to assume the availability of load and PV generation measurements for one or more years, which in recent years have become more readily available for consumers [4,18], and use them to compute a sizing that would be optimal over the given data.…”

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Sizing Solar Panels and Storage for Multiple Roofs

Huang

Kazhamiaka

Keshav

2021

Proceedings of the Twelfth ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems

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Choosing the number of solar panels and the amount of storage needed to meet a certain fraction of the load in a microgrid setting is a difficult problem that needs to balance the competing objectives of efficiency, robustness, and cost. Prior work in this area makes the unrealistic assumption that solar panels are to be installed on a single roof that is capable of supporting all the panels required. In reality, we may need to deploy solar panels on several roof segments, each of limited size, and each with its own tilt, orientation and installation cost. This paper presents an algorithm for sizing solar panels and storage in this context. We evaluate the robustness of our approach using traces derived from the Pecan Street Dataport dataset and demonstrate the value of our approach by using it to size a hypothetical installation on the British Antarctic Survey's research base in Antarctica. CCS CONCEPTS• Hardware → Batteries; Renewable energy.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sizing Solar Panels and Storage for Multiple Roofs

Huang

Kazhamiaka

Keshav

2021

Proceedings of the Twelfth ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems

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“…It can be applied to various social setups such as rural roofs, lighting street lamps, office building walls, etc., which have great application potential. Simultaneously, with an increase in the efficiency of PVPPs and the significant decrease in the cost of PV modules, PVPPs will have a more extensive market value in the future [2,3].…”

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Power reserve control strategy in the left‐side of maximum power point for primary frequency regulation of grid‐connected photovoltaic systems

Yan

Wang

Rasool³

et al. 2021

IET Power Electronics

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The traditional method of operating photovoltaic (PV) systems on the right side of the maximum power point (MPP) may cause the voltage to be close to the open‐circuit voltage of the PV panel, resulting in a large oscillation of the PV power. In contrast, the change in dP/dU value of the curve on the left of the MPP is small, which is more conducive to adjusting the output power of the PV. A frequency regulation control strategy is proposed for a single‐stage PV power plant (PVPP), maintaining the PV string operating on the left side of the MPP. This paper proposes an optimal step‐size calculation method based on the flexible power tracking evaluation function. This calculation method is suitable for PV operating on the left side of the MPP and can improve the dynamic and steady‐state performance of the PV power tracking process. In addition, the system response is analyzed by establishing a small‐signal model with PV operating on the left side of the MPP. Finally, simulations and experiments verify the correctness and accuracy of the proposed primary frequency regulation strategy and step‐size calculation method.

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