Impact of PV Power Loss/Gain on PV Power Cost and PV Adoption

Nassma Mohandes; Antonio Pietro Sanfilippo; Ameni Boumaiza; Ali Elrayyah

Impact of PV Power Loss/Gain on PV Power Cost and PV Adoption

Nassma Mohandes, Antonio Pietro Sanfilippo, Ameni Boumaiza, Ali Elrayyah

QEERI - Energy Center

Hamad bin Khalifa University

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Abstract

We evaluate power losses and gains resulting from the integration of Rooftop Photovoltaic (RPV)systems into the power grid, within scenarios where the RPV power is either fed back to the grid or consumed “behind the meter”. Power losses resulting from feeding RPV power to the grid are calculated relative to the distance of the site of power generation to the distribution feeder, using GIS data. When the power generated by RPV systems is consumed“behind the meter”, this loss is turned into an equivalent power gain. Early results for 65,536 buildings in Qatar with the assumed integration of a 5kW PV system per building show yearly power losses/gains of 7020MWh. Simulations of residential PV adoption show that these power gains have a mild but distinctive effect, leading to a 1.3% increase in adoption rate. The study suggests that overall power losses/gains are modest, providing mild support for a “behind the meter” PV integration solution.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Sept 2018
Event	35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition - , Belgium Duration: 24 Sept 2018 → 28 Sept 2018

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Conference	35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Country/Territory	Belgium
Period	24/09/18 → 28/09/18

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Mohandes, N., Sanfilippo, A. P., Boumaiza, A., & Elrayyah, A. (2018). Impact of PV Power Loss/Gain on PV Power Cost and PV Adoption. Paper presented at 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Belgium. https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=24SlfB0AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=24SlfB0AAAAJ:p__nRnzSRKYC

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Impact of PV Power Loss/Gain on PV Power Cost and PV Adoption

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