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Optimization of photovoltaic system integration for an Australian educational institute

Author(s): Sami Alhusainy a, Ali Arefi b, Andrew Haning ac

a Electrical Power and Renewable Energy Engineer, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
b College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
c Property, Development and Commercial Services Office, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
International Journal of Smart Grid and Clean Energy, vol. 9, no. 3, May 2020: pp. 565-572
ISSN: 2315-4462 (Print)
ISSN: 2373-3594 (Online)
Digital Object Identifier: 10.12720/sgce.9.3.565-572
Abstract: The energy system optimization in internet of things era is a critical task considering high number of active participant and their cyber security and privacy. In this paper, optimization of an energy system is discussed that can be expanded to include other characteristics of a smart grids such as communication systems and the constraints of consumers. This paper investigates the cost viability of installing photovoltaic and battery systems at an Australian educational institute to offset the peak demand and reduce total electricity price. The results from this cost benefit analysis shows that considerable savings in energy purchased will be achieved when panels are installed on North facing rooftops only for a large scale photovoltaic system. It has also been shown that batteries are not economically feasible for this case as their costs are high.
Keywords: PV, battery, educational institute, cost benefit analysis, optimization, HOMER, net present cost Copyright © 2020 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the article is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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