Edison Banguero
Universitat Politécnica de Valencia

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Renewable microgrid operational results and economic evaluation using RETScreenTM Edison Banguero; Hector David Agudelo Arias; Andres Julian Aristizabal; Daniel Hernán Ospina Baragán
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) Vol 9, No 2: April 2019
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (840.244 KB) | DOI: 10.11591/ijece.v9i2.pp723-731

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This article describes the performance results of the first renewable microgrid of Chocó, Colombia, monitored over two years (2016-2017) adding an economic approach. A virtual platform is used to analyze, in real time, the microgrid power production, while a meteorological station measures the solar irradiance and the ambient temperature. The results indicated that the generation of AC PV energy was 21,817 kWh/year on 2016 and 23,301 kWh/year on 2017. The photovoltaic system’s average efficiency was 10.3 % on 2016 and 11.09 % on 2017. An economical analysis of the renewable microgrid is also presented using RETScreenTM software. The results show a net present value of $237,028 USD for an evaluation period of 25 years with annual energy savings of $4,622 USD. A calculation on greenhouse gas emissions show that 22.9 tCO2 per year are avoided  when using the solar energy tech.
Optimal power flow model for building integrated photovoltaic systems operating in the Andean range Andres Julian Aristizabal; Daniel Ospina; Mónica Castaneda; Sebastian Zapata; Edison Banguero
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol 16, No 1: October 2019
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v16.i1.pp52-58

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This paper presents a novel model to evaluate the power output of a building integrated photovoltaic system (BIPVS) operating in the Andean Range.  The Optimal Power Flow (OPF) model optimizes the power output of the BIPVS within an electrical system without violating operational limits.  The model is validated with the experimental performance of a 6 kW BIPVS installed in Bogota, Colombia. The meteorological data affect the power flow. The model is evaluated under sunny and rainy days to characterize the photovoltaic array performance. The results showed that the AC PV-energy generation was 5,904 kWh/year for 2017 and that there is a correlation factor of 99.87% between the experimental power flow and the proposed model.