Abstract
The impact of photovoltaic (PV) power generation with energy storage on the electric utility's load shape for load leveling purposes is explored. Results show that utilities employing battery storage for peak load shaving might benefit from use of photovoltaic power, the extent of its usefulness being dependent on the specific load shapes as well as the photovoltaic array orientations. Typical utility load shapes both in the eastern and in the western parts of the US are examined for this purpose. Although photovoltaic power generation seems to have a bigger impact on the load of the western utility, utilities in both areas will experience considerable savings on the size of the battery system required to shave the peak loads and also in the off-peak base capacity required to charge the battery
Recommended Citation
B. H. Chowdhury, "Central-Station Photovoltaic Plant with Energy Storage for Utility Peak Load Leveling," Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Jan 1989.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/IECEC.1989.74549
Meeting Name
24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
PV Power Generation; US; Array Orientations; Battery Storage; Central-Station Photovoltaic Plant; Energy Storage; Load (Electric); Load Shaving; Off-Peak Base Capacity; Secondary Cells; Solar Cell Arrays; Solar Power Stations; Utility Peak Load Leveling
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1989 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1989
