Performance evaluation of 830 kWp grid-connected photovoltaic power plant at Kamuzu International Airport-Malawi
| Autor: | Denis Okello, Karidewa Nyeinga, Mavuto H. Banda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Grid 01 natural sciences International airport Automotive engineering Capacity factor Photovoltaic power plants Performance ratio Simulated data Environmental science Inverter 021108 energy 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Pv power |
| Zdroj: | Energy for Sustainable Development. 51:50-55 |
| ISSN: | 0973-0826 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.esd.2019.05.005 |
| Popis: | The paper presents performance evaluation for 830 kWp grid-connected PV power plant at Kamuzu International Airport in Malawi. The study used both measured and simulated data for the period September 2013 to August 2017. The PV array comprises 3540 solar modules of Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer (HIT) technology; each module was rated 235 Wp and tilted at 30°. The annual four-year average array, inverter and overall system efficiencies were 15.3%, 95.2% and 14.6%, respectively. An average annual capacity factor of 17.7% was obtained and the annual four-year average performance ratio was 79.5%. The results from this study are compared with those of representative PV power plants reported elsewhere. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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