scholarly journals Modelling the impact of market imperfections on farm household investment in stand-alone solar PV systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 66-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yakubu Abdul-Salam ◽  
Euan Phimister
Keyword(s):  
Market Imperfections ◽  
Farm Household ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
On Farm ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of Rural Taxation Reform on Farm Household Income

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuiping Xu ◽  
Qinghua Shi ◽  
H. Holly Wang
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Farm Household ◽  
Taxation Reform ◽  
On Farm ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Techno-Economic Assessment of Rooftop PV Systems in Residential Buildings in Hot–Humid Climates

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10060
Author(s):  
Ammar Hamoud Ahmad Dehwah ◽  
Muhammad Asif ◽  
Ismail Mohammad Budaiwi ◽  
Adel Alshibani
Keyword(s):  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Utilization Factor ◽  
Technical Performance ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Residential Units ◽  
The Impact

The application of renewable energy has been an integral part of the sustainability drive in the building sector and solar photovoltaic (PV) is one of the most effective technologies in this respect. The present study aims to investigate the prospects of solar PV in residential buildings in the hot–humid climatic conditions. The study discusses the utilization of building roofs for the application of PV in terms of potential hurdles and utilization factor (UF). Technical performance of PV systems has also been investigated in terms of power output as well as the energy saved as a result of the shading impact of panels for two types of residential units, apartments and villas. Investigation of 70 sample residential buildings reveals the average UF of 0.21 and 0.28 for apartments and villas, respectively. For the case study of apartment and villa residential units, roof UF has been found to be 13% and 15% with a respective PV output of 6079 kWh/year and 6162 kWh/year. Potential PV output at the city level has also been estimated. A sensitivity analysis has been conducted to evaluate the impact of various cost and design parameters on the viability of PV systems.

scholarly journals The Technical Challenges Facing the Integration of Small-Scale and Large-scale PV Systems into the Grid: A Critical Review

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Alshahrani ◽  
Siddig Omer ◽  
Yuehong Su ◽  
Elamin Mohamed ◽  
Saleh Alotaibi
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Distribution Network ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Technical Challenges ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
The Impact

Decarbonisation, energy security and expanding energy access are the main driving forces behind the worldwide increasing attention in renewable energy. This paper focuses on the solar photovoltaic (PV) technology because, currently, it has the most attention in the energy sector due to the sharp drop in the solar PV system cost, which was one of the main barriers of PV large-scale deployment. Firstly, this paper extensively reviews the technical challenges, potential technical solutions and the research carried out in integrating high shares of small-scale PV systems into the distribution network of the grid in order to give a clearer picture of the impact since most of the PV systems installations were at small scales and connected into the distribution network. The paper reviews the localised technical challenges, grid stability challenges and technical solutions on integrating large-scale PV systems into the transmission network of the grid. In addition, the current practices for managing the variability of large-scale PV systems by the grid operators are discussed. Finally, this paper concludes by summarising the critical technical aspects facing the integration of the PV system depending on their size into the grid, in which it provides a strong point of reference and a useful framework for the researchers planning to exploit this field further on.

scholarly journals A BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS AND IMPACT ANALYSIS OF RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS CONSIDERING STATE SOLAR INCENTIVES

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minhyun LEE ◽  
Taehoon HONG ◽  
Choongwan KOO ◽  
Chan-Joong KIM
Keyword(s):  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Break Even Point ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

Despite the steady growth and price reductions of solar photovoltaic (PV) market in the United States (U.S.), the solar PV market still depends on financial support and incentives due to its high initial investment cost. Therefore, this study aimed to conduct a break-even analysis and impact analysis of residential solar PV systems by state in the U.S., focused on state solar incentives. Three indexes (i.e., net present value, profitability index (PI) and payback period) were used to evaluate the investment value of the residential solar PV systems considering state solar incentives. Furthermore, PI increase ratio was used to analyze the impact of state solar incentives on the economic feasibility of the residential solar PV systems in each state. As a result, it was found that 18 of the 51 target cities have reached the break-even point and seven of the 51 target cities showed great improvement of the economic feasibility of solar PV systems in the U.S. due to excellent state solar incentives. The results of this study can help policy makers to evaluate and compare the economic impacts of the residential solar PV systems by state in the U.S.

scholarly journals Analyzing the impact of dust accumulation and different cleaning mechanism on efficiency of solar photovoltaic panel

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul Kumar1 ◽  
Srivastava Manish2
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Photovoltaic Panel ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rooftop Solar

Electricity generation around the world is mainly produced by using non-renewable energy sources especially in the commercial buildings. However, Rooftop solar Photovoltaic (PV) system produced a significant impact on environmental and economical benefits in comparison to the conventional energy sources, thus contributing to sustainable development. Such PV’s system encourages the production of electricity without greenhouse gas emissions that leads to a clean alternative to fossil fuels and economic prosperity even in less developed areas. However, efficiency of rooftop solar PV systems depends on many factors, the dominant being geographical (latitude, longitude, and solar intensity), environmental (temperature, wind, humidity, pollution, dust, rain, etc.) and the type of PV (from raw material extraction and procurement, to manufacturing, disposal, and/or recycling) used. During the feasibility analysis of the environment, geographical conditions are keep in well consideration, but the pollution level of the city is always overlooked, which significantly influences the performance of the PV installations.           Therefore, this research work focused on the performance of rooftop solar PV installed in one of the most polluted city in India. Here, the loss in power generation of rooftop solar PV has been studied for the effect of deposited dust particles, wind velocity before and after the cleaning of the panels. The actual data has been utilized for the calculation of the energy efficiency and power output of the PV systems. According to the results, it has been concluded that dust deposition, wind speed and pollution level in city significantly reduces the efficiency of solar photovoltaic panel. Hence, an overview of social and environmental impacts of PV technologies is presented in this paper along with potential benefits and pitfalls.

On-farm applications of solar PV systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 147-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiva Gorjian ◽  
Renu Singh ◽  
Ashish Shukla ◽  
Abdur Rehman Mazhar
Keyword(s):  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
On Farm

scholarly journals Mapping and Analysis of Initial cost Against Levelized Cost of Energy for Residential PV Rooftoop in Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 01024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riadhi Fairuz ◽  
Eko Adhi Setiawan ◽  
Ikhsan Hernanda
Keyword(s):  
Net Present Value ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Levelized Cost ◽  
Initial Cost ◽  
Cost Of Energy ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

Future electricity tariffs are expected to increase. To overcome this condition, arise the idea how the residential can generate its own electricity by exploiting the potential of solar energy. However, there are some constraints in its implementation due to the difference of the initial cost and sales from solar PV systems in various region of Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of initial cost on the levelized cost of energy from the system. This study uses the calculation of Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) and economic feasibility analysis through the calculation of net present value with net metering scheme. Manado is the most optimal city to implement this system. The initial cost will affect to the LCoE, the high initial cost can be covered by the amount of cash flow generated by the system which has huge solar irradiation potentials.

scholarly journals Interconnection Impact Analysis of Solar Photovoltaic Systems with Distribution Networks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Michael Emmanuel
Keyword(s):  
Power Flow ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Distribution Network ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Electric Grid ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Distribution Feeder ◽  
The Impact

<p>As the solar PV technology continues to evolve as the most common distributed generation (DG) coupled with increasing interconnection requests, accurate modelling of the potential operational impacts of this game-changer is pivotal in order to maintain the reliability of the electric grid. The overall goal of this research is to conduct an interconnection impact analysis of solar PV systems at increasing penetration levels subject to the feeder constraints within the distribution network. This is carried out with a time series power flow analysis method to capture the time-varying nature of solar PV and load with their interactions with the distribution network device operations. Also, this thesis analyses multiple PV systems scenarios and a wide range of possible impacts to enable distribution system planners and operators understand and characterize grid operations with the integration of PV systems.  An evaluation of the operational and reliability performance of a grid-connected PV system based on IEC standards and industry guides is performed to detect design failures and avoid unnecessary delays to PV penetration. The performance analysis metrics in this research allow cross-comparison between PV systems operating under different climatic conditions. This thesis shows the significant impact of temperature on the overall performance of the PV system. This research conducts an interconnection study for spatially distributed single-phase grid-tied PV systems with a five minute-resolution load and solar irradiance data on a typical distribution feeder. Also, this research compares the performance of generator models, PQ and P |V |, for connecting PV-DG with the distribution feeder with their respective computational costs for a converged power flow solution.  More so, a method capable of computing the incremental capacity additions, measuring risks and upgrade deferral provided by PV systems deployments is investigated in this research. This thesis proposes surrogate metrics, energy exceeding normal rating and unserved energy, for evaluating system reliability and capacity usage which can be a very useful visualization tool for utilities. Also, sensitivity analysis is performed for optimal location of the PV system on the distribution network. This is important because optimal integration of PV systems is often near-optimal for network capacity relief issues as well.  This thesis models the impact of centralized PV variability on the electric grid using the wavelet variability model (WVM) which considers the key factors that affect PV variability such as PV footprint, density and cloud movement over the entire PV plant. The upscaling advantage from a single module and point irradiance sensor to geographic smoothing over the entire PV footprint in WVM is used to simulate effects of a utility-interactive PV system on the distribution feeder.  Further, the PV interconnection scenarios presented in this thesis have been modelled with different time scales ranging from seconds to hours in order to accurately capture and represent various impacts. The analysis and advancements presented in this thesis will help utilities and other stakeholders to develop realistic projections of PV systems impacts on the grid. Also, this research will assist in understanding and full characterization of PV integration with the grid to avoid unnecessary delays.</p>

Reliability modeling and performance evaluation of solar photovoltaic system using Gumbel–Hougaard family copula

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anas Sani Maihulla ◽  
Ibrahim Yusuf ◽  
Muhammad Salihu Isa
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Sensitivity Tests ◽  
Pv Generation ◽  
The Impact

PurposeSolar photovoltaic (PV) is commonly used as a renewable energy source to provide electrical power to customers. This research establishes a method for testing the performance reliability of large grid-connected PV power systems. Solar PV can turn unrestricted amounts of sunlight into energy without releasing carbon dioxide or other contaminants into the atmosphere. Because of these advantages, large-scale solar PV generation has been increasingly incorporated into power grids to meet energy demand. The capability of the installation and the position of the PV are the most important considerations for a utility company when installing solar PV generation in their system. Because of the unpredictability of sunlight, the amount of solar penetration in a device is generally restricted by reliability constraints. PV power systems are made up of five PV modules, with three of them needing to be operational at the same time. In other words, three out of five. Then there is a charge controller and a battery bank with three batteries, two of which must be consecutively be in operation. i.e. two out of three. Inverter and two distributors, all of which were involved at the same time. i.e. two out of two. In order to evaluate real-world grid-connected PV networks, state enumeration is used. To measure the reliability of PV systems, a collection of reliability indices has been created. Furthermore, detailed sensitivity tests are carried out to examine the effect of various factors on the efficiency of PV power systems. Every module's test results on a realistic 10-kW PV system. To see how the model works in practice, many scenarios are considered. Tables and graphs are used to show the findings.Design/methodology/approachThe system of first-order differential equations is formulated and solved using Laplace transforms using regenerative point techniques. Several scenarios were examined to determine the impact of the model under consideration. The calculations were done with Maple 13 software.FindingsThe authors get availability, reliability, mean time to failure (MTTF), MTTF sensitivity and gain feature in this research. To measure the reliability of PV systems, a collection of reliability indices has been created. Furthermore, detailed sensitivity tests are carried out to examine the effect of various factors on the efficiency of PV power systems.Originality/valueThis is the authors' original copy of the paper. Because of the importance of the study, the references are well-cited. Nothing from any previously published articles or textbooks has been withdrawn.

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