Fatima-Ezzahra Riakhi, Asmae Khaldoun
Code: (S4107_ID187)
Paper Title : PV Sizing of a Grid Connected Solar Carport System Linked to Charging Stations and its Economic Analysis (A Case Study)
Presented in:
9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference #IRSEC21
IEEE Conference
Online, November 23-27, 2021
Workshop 4 - Sustainable Energy for Building and Urban Environment
www.med-space.org/irsec21
Presented by :
Fatima Ezzahra Riakhi
Al Akhawayn University (AUI)
Ifrane, Morocco
Abstract - To cope with the increasing demand of energy, solar energy is a clean source for electricity production that can help in supplying the population electricity demand. The goal of this paper is to design a grid connected photovoltaic (PV) solar carport system able to supply electricity to the electric cars. Sizing the grid tied PV carport system is to decide the number and type of solar panels, the inverter size, in addition to the AC control panels and the electricity meters. For a car parking area of 165 m², 102 solar panels are installed with first year energy production of 42150 KWh which declines yearly by a rate of 0.5%. This is analyzed using the software System Advisor Model (SAM). The daily energy demand is 65 KWh, for which a central inverter of 83KW, a bidirectional power meter and an AC control panel operating on 120V/240V are installed. In addition to that, the copper wires linking the equipment of the PV system are sized. The capital investment cost of the system is 518962.22 MAD, the life cycle cost (LCC) is 902470.07 MAD, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) is 1.23 MAD/KWh and the estimated payback period is 7.5 years. This solar carport PV system mitigates CO2 emissions by an amount of 657347 Kg every year. The results of the developed design can further be used in other applications for solar PV systems.