Title :
Energy storage for rooftop solar photovoltaic systems to reduce peak demand
Author :
Teitzel, B.C. ; Haque, M.H. ; Inwood, R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
Abstract :
More than one in five homes in South Australia have a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system and this number is expected to continually increase in the future. This paper investigates the possibility of storing the solar power generated during daytime and strategically releasing it during peak period to relieve stress on the national power grid. A small scale experimental setup with a battery storage is designed and developed for this purpose. The experimental results found are systematically described. The peak demand problem for South Australia power network and the challenges of reshaping the load curve through storing and releasing solar power are also discussed.
Keywords :
building integrated photovoltaics; curve fitting; power grids; secondary cells; PV system; South Australia power network; battery storage; energy storage; load curve; national power grid; rooftop solar photovoltaic systems; solar power; Australia; Batteries; Battery chargers; Electricity; Inverters; US Department of Defense; Energy storage; load management; reshaping load curve; solar PV systems;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dhaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4167-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICECE.2014.7026901
