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Novel load matching indicators for photovoltaic system sizing and evaluation

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  • Gergely, László Zsolt
  • Csoknyai, Tamás
  • Horváth, Miklós

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Integration of renewable energy sources in energy systems is crucial in achieving climate goals. Transformation of the power system – decentralization and prosumerism has led to the spread of domestic power plants taking part in the process. Mismatch problem of these predominantly grid-connected systems are typically described with load matching indicators. Most commonly used self-consumption and self-sufficiency metrics, though come with limits. One of the greatest is that they are monotone as the function of the capacity of photovoltaics implemented, making them uncapable of suggesting a technical optimum for system size. The scope of this study is to introduce two novel indicators with technical optima those can serve as a sizing principle for domestic photovoltaic plants for different approaches. First, self-production metric is introduced which allocates photovoltaic capacity that delivers maximum renewable utilization on-site and second, grid-liability reveals an optimum from the perspective of minimizing grid usage.

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  • Gergely, László Zsolt & Csoknyai, Tamás & Horváth, Miklós, 2022. "Novel load matching indicators for photovoltaic system sizing and evaluation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 327(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:327:y:2022:i:c:s0306261922013800
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120123
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