Nationwide Photovoltaic Hosting Capacity in the Finnish Electricity Distribution System

Autor: Lassila, J., Tikka, V., Haapaniemi, J., Child, M., Breyer, C., Partanen, J.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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DOI: 10.4229/eupvsec20162016-6av.4.11
Popis: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2639-2648
In a large-scale integration of distributed generation (DG), a hosting capacity reflects the technical limit for the adaption. Hosting capacity depends strongly on the existing electricity infrastructure and a profile of electricity demand of end-customers. Hosting capacity and economic feasibility of large-scale integration of PV relate strongly to each other. The target of the study is to illustrate what are the limits and possibilities for the large-scale solar PV integration in Finland from the electricity distribution infrastructure perspective. The study utilizes a nationwide database of buildings and roof surface areas, a case specific network data from actual distribution areas and nationwide statistics of distribution system operators. Hourly-based load and generation data are used considering geographical location and point of compass of individual buildings. The study shows that there is significant residential rooftop solar PV capacity available according to the building and electricity infrastructure information. The main outcome is that implementing this amount of solar PV in residential level does not bring significant challenges for electricity distribution system.
Databáze: OpenAIRE