Location
Science and Engineering Building, UNLV
Start Date
27-4-2012 10:30 AM
End Date
27-4-2012 4:00 PM
Description
The Problem
• Photovoltaic output power can be affected by many factors including clouds passing overhead.
• Utilities in generally prefer a guaranteed power delivery level over some specified power delivery period.
• Power delivered during peak demand hours is generally more valued by utilities. For the Desert Southwest this is in the summertime afternoons. For the local area this will be defined as 1-5 pm for the three summer months.
• While battery power can be adapted to this problem, large batteries to be expensive.
Keywords
Electric power distribution; Solar energy--Cost effectiveness; Storage batteries
Disciplines
Oil, Gas, and Energy | Power and Energy
Language
English
Buffering PV Output during Cloud Transients with Energy Storage
Science and Engineering Building, UNLV
The Problem
• Photovoltaic output power can be affected by many factors including clouds passing overhead.
• Utilities in generally prefer a guaranteed power delivery level over some specified power delivery period.
• Power delivered during peak demand hours is generally more valued by utilities. For the Desert Southwest this is in the summertime afternoons. For the local area this will be defined as 1-5 pm for the three summer months.
• While battery power can be adapted to this problem, large batteries to be expensive.
Comments
Related Thesis:
http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/1601/