Optimum Availability of Standalone Photovoltaic Power Systems for Remote Housing Electrification
The availability of PV systems is discussed to determine the optimum availability at which standalone PV systems must be designed. Optimization methods and PV systems software, such as HOMER and PV.MY, were used for this purpose. Six PV systems with six availability levels were analyzed, in terms of...
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| description | The availability of PV systems is discussed to determine the optimum availability at which standalone PV systems must be designed. Optimization methods and PV systems software, such as HOMER and PV.MY, were used for this purpose. Six PV systems with six availability levels were analyzed, in terms of wasted energy, cost of energy, battery usage, and power shortages, using real meteorological data. Results show that PV systems with 99% availability are recommended, because of their high reliability and favorably wasted energy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-088e2f638b8f4e7c9fccb9fa084505922025-08-20T03:55:32ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/475080475080Optimum Availability of Standalone Photovoltaic Power Systems for Remote Housing ElectrificationTamer Khatib0Wilfried Elmenreich1Institute of Networked & Embedded Systems/Lakeside Labs, University of Klagenfurt, P.O. Box B10a.2, 9020 Klagenfurt, AustriaInstitute of Networked & Embedded Systems/Lakeside Labs, University of Klagenfurt, P.O. Box B10a.2, 9020 Klagenfurt, AustriaThe availability of PV systems is discussed to determine the optimum availability at which standalone PV systems must be designed. Optimization methods and PV systems software, such as HOMER and PV.MY, were used for this purpose. Six PV systems with six availability levels were analyzed, in terms of wasted energy, cost of energy, battery usage, and power shortages, using real meteorological data. Results show that PV systems with 99% availability are recommended, because of their high reliability and favorably wasted energy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/475080 |
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| title | Optimum Availability of Standalone Photovoltaic Power Systems for Remote Housing Electrification |
| title_full | Optimum Availability of Standalone Photovoltaic Power Systems for Remote Housing Electrification |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Optimum Availability of Standalone Photovoltaic Power Systems for Remote Housing Electrification |
| title_short | Optimum Availability of Standalone Photovoltaic Power Systems for Remote Housing Electrification |
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