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A New Tool for Design Optimization and Cost Estimation of Stand-alone Photovoltaic Power Plants
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posted on 2023-05-23, 05:42 authored by Muoka, PI, Md Enamul Haque, Michael NegnevitskyMichael NegnevitskyTo achieve maximum safety, durability, cost-effectiveness and overall system performance, a stand-alone photovoltaic power system must be designed and installed following existing guidelines and codes. Numerous software tools exist to achieve this but many of them are for pre-feasibility analysis, simulation, optimization and research and development. They are rather too sophisticated for system designers and installers who need user-friendly and accurate tools to get the job done in the shortest possible time. This paper presents the development of a Matlab/Simulink-based sizing and simulation tool that utilizes the graphical powers of Simulink and offers the designer a user-friendly platform to size the system components using site-specific design parameters and perform cost estimate of any intended stand-alone photovoltaic power system. The robustness of the tool is validated by the agreement of the results with those of analytical methods.
History
Publication title
Proc 2011 IEEE PES General MeetingEditors
General Chair: Kevin TaylorPagination
1-7ISBN
978-1-4577-1001-8Department/School
School of EngineeringPublisher
IEEE PESPlace of publication
Detroit, MI, USAEvent title
IEEE PES General MeetingEvent Venue
Detroit, USADate of Event (Start Date)
2011-07-24Date of Event (End Date)
2011-07-29Rights statement
Copyright 2011 IEEERepository Status
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