Performance evaluation of 830 kWp grid-connected photovoltaic power plant at Kamuzu International Airport-Malawi

被引：42
作者：
Banda, Mavuto H. [1 ,2 ]
Nyeinga, Karidewa [1 ]
Okello, Denis [1 ]
机构：
[1] Makerere Univ, Dept Phys, POB 7062, Kampala, Uganda
[2] Mzuzu Univ, Dept Phys & Elect, Private Bag 201, Luwinga 2, Mzuzu, Malawi
来源：
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2019年 / 51卷
关键词：
Photovoltaic; Energy yield; Performance ratio; Capacity factor; Grid-connected; PV SYSTEM; ENERGY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.esd.2019.05.005
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
The paper presents performance evaluation for 830 kWp grid-connected PV power plant at Kamuzu International Airport in Malawi. The study used both measured and simulated data for the period September 2013 to August 2017. The PV array comprises 3540 solar modules of Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer (HIT) technology; each module was rated 235 Wp and tilted at 30 degrees. The annual four-year average array, inverter and overall system efficiencies were 15.3%, 95.2% and 14.6%, respectively. An average annual capacity factor of 17.7% was obtained and the annual four-year average performance ratio was 79.5%. The results from this study are compared with those of representative PV power plants reported elsewhere. (C) 2019 International Energy Initiative. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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