Sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems

<p>A method of sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems regarding the reliability to satisfy the load demand, economy of components, and discharge depth exploited by the batteries is presented in this work. Solar radiation data simulated by an appropriate stochastic time series model, and not a...

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Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
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spelling doaj-f377202758c54611b729fd416bfd8cfb2020-11-24T23:30:06ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X2006-01-012006Sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems<p>A method of sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems regarding the reliability to satisfy the load demand, economy of components, and discharge depth exploited by the batteries is presented in this work. Solar radiation data simulated by an appropriate stochastic time series model, and not actual measurements, are used in the sizing procedure. This offers two distinct advantages: (a) sizing can be performed even for locations where no actual data exist, (b) the influence of the variation of the statistical parameters of solar radiation in sizing can be examined. The method has been applied and tested for several representative locations all over Greece for which monthly daily average values of solar radiation are given by <emph>ELOT</emph> (Hellenic Organization of Standardization).</p>http://www.hindawi.com/GetArticle.aspx?doi=10.1155/IJP/2006/73650
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title Sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems
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International Journal of Photoenergy
title_short Sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems
title_full Sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems
title_fullStr Sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems
title_full_unstemmed Sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems
title_sort sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems
publisher Hindawi Limited
series International Journal of Photoenergy
issn 1110-662X
publishDate 2006-01-01
description <p>A method of sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems regarding the reliability to satisfy the load demand, economy of components, and discharge depth exploited by the batteries is presented in this work. Solar radiation data simulated by an appropriate stochastic time series model, and not actual measurements, are used in the sizing procedure. This offers two distinct advantages: (a) sizing can be performed even for locations where no actual data exist, (b) the influence of the variation of the statistical parameters of solar radiation in sizing can be examined. The method has been applied and tested for several representative locations all over Greece for which monthly daily average values of solar radiation are given by <emph>ELOT</emph> (Hellenic Organization of Standardization).</p>
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