Combined Solar Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Sizing in Constrained Distribution Networks

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Paper number
1599
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CIRED 2019
Conference date
3-6 June 2019
Conference location
Madrid, Spain
Peer-reviewed
Yes
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Authors
Deakin, Matthew, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Peppanen, Jouni, Electric Power Research Institute, USA
Hubert, Tanguy, Electric Power Research Institute, USA
Ravikumar, Ramakrishnan, Electric Power Research Institute, USA
Cortes, Andres, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), USA
Abstract
For economic reasons, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are commonly constructed with panel DC nameplate rating larger than the inverter AC nameplate rating, which can result in some PV generation curtailment. PV systems can be combined with energy storage (ES) systems to reduce the curtailed PV generation, whilst also providing other services such as energy arbitrage (the ‘value stacking’ approach). This paper analyses the value of such coupled PV-plus-ES systems for a project in northern California. A critical ES breakeven cost is proposed as an indicator of the feasibility of PV-plus-ES. Degradation is shown to be a key driver of PV-plus-ES system capacities when maximising a system’s net present value (NPV).
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AIM
Date
2019-06-03
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https://cired-repository.org/handle/20.500.12455/478
http://dx.doi.org/10.34890/700
ISSN
2032-9644
ISBN
978-2-9602415-0-1