Design of an off-grid Photovoltaic system - Harvard University
Design of an off-grid Photovoltaic system
With supplementing energy from Wind and Diesel
ANTON ?RB?K S091870, JOHANNES DAHL S091251, CARLO ALBERTO AMADEI S102087
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK
DK 2800, KGS. LYNGBY, DENMARK
Course: 11128
Team: 11
Handed in to: Bengt Perers
Abstract
With increasing electricity prices and the need to minimize environmental impact, two young men have
decided to see if it¡¯s possible to live in a capital city completely off the main grid. The combination of a
number of sustainable energy technologies were considered in order to help them reach their goal. In
order to completely go off the grid enough electricity needs to be generated by either photovoltaic solar
panels or wind turbines to cover their electrical requirements. Two different simulation programs,
HOMER and PVSUN3, were used in order to determine the required size of the solar collector array and
components. Both simulation programs showed that it¡¯s not economical to cover the electrical
requirement only by solar PV for all year operation. A hybrid system consisting of a wind turbine, solar
collectors, controller, invertor and a backup generator is required in order to meet the cabins electrical
demand.
Course: 11128
Team: 11
Handed in to: Bengt Perers
Contents
Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5
1. Scenario description and load................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Location............................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Occupants ........................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Heating requirements ......................................................................................................................... 5
2. Scenarios ................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Determination of the daily consumption............................................................................................ 6
2.2 Real consumption of electrical devices............................................................................................... 8
3. System Components ................................................................................................................................. 9
3.1 Solar panels ......................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Batteries ............................................................................................................................................ 10
3.3 Wind turbine ..................................................................................................................................... 14
3.4 Generators ........................................................................................................................................ 15
3.5 Inverter/Charger ............................................................................................................................... 16
3.6 Controller/Charger ............................................................................................................................ 16
4. Simulations.............................................................................................................................................. 18
4.1 PVSUN3 ............................................................................................................................................. 19
4.1.1 Results ........................................................................................................................................ 19
4.1.2 PVSUN3 conclusion .................................................................................................................... 22
4.2 HOMER simulations .......................................................................................................................... 22
5. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... 29
5.1 Simulations with PVSUN3 ................................................................................................................. 29
5.2 Comparison of the two simulation programs ................................................................................... 29
5.3 Simulations with HOMER .................................................................................................................. 29
Appendix A: Load calculations .................................................................................................................... 31
Experiment .............................................................................................................................................. 31
Appendix B: PVSUN3 simulation ................................................................................................................. 32
Appendix C: Homer simulation ................................................................................................................... 34
Load......................................................................................................................................................... 35
Components ............................................................................................................................................ 36
Course: 11128
Team: 11
Handed in to: Bengt Perers
PV ........................................................................................................................................................ 36
Wind Turbine ...................................................................................................................................... 37
Generator ............................................................................................................................................ 38
Battery................................................................................................................................................. 38
Inverter ............................................................................................................................................... 39
Economics ............................................................................................................................................... 39
System control ........................................................................................................................................ 39
Output ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................ 41
Course: 11128
Team: 11
Handed in to: Bengt Perers
Introduction
With the ever growing concerns of global warming, international interests have increased the research
and development into sustainable energy systems. The costs of many different technologies have
steadily decreased while the systems themselves have improved. Combining this with steadily growing
electricity prices the market for sustainable, efficient energy technologies has opened up to a large user
group of home owners. It¡¯s not necessarily expensive to be disconnected from the main grid anymore;
local resources can even give conditions that are better economically. All it takes is a little effort.
The aim of this project is to investigate and design a solar PV and wind turbine system for a standalone
house in the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. In order to correctly size the system two different
simulation programs, HOMER and PVSUN3, will be used. With these programs a number of different
solar PV and wind turbine arrays can be simulated in order to determine the cheapest and best system
configuration.
1. Scenario description and load
1.1 Location
The small scenario house, in size compared to a cabin, is located on the outskirts of Copenhagen, at the
GPS coordinates N55o40¡¯52.32¡±, E12o36¡¯38.88¡±. The building is facing directly south and benefits from
not having any buildings or trees close by, blocking the sun.
1.2 Occupants
There are two people living full time in the building. One of the occupants is a full-time student. The
time spent at home is generally limited to early mornings and late evenings, the rest of the time is spent
in school. During weekends the approximate time spent at home is 50 %, but large variations occur
throughout the year. The second person living in the residence is a full-time employed carpenter. The
weekday schedule is similar to the student with a five workday¡¯s but he might occasionally work during
the weekends. Work starts later in the morning however and like the student he uses a number of
appliances in the morning. He returns home for lunch for approximately one hour.
Between morning and evening, except lunch, the cabin stands empty. This means that the only electrical
usage in this period of the day is for appliances such as fridge and clock radio.
1.3 Heating requirements
The building is heated by a wood burning stove with a back boiler. The back boiler heats up the domestic
hot water for the home when the fire is on. There is a solar air heater installed on the south facing wall
which provides sufficient amount of heat to cover the day time heating requirement from early spring
until late autumn. There is also a flat plate solar water collector on the roof to heat the water during the
summer periods and help pre-warm the water during the winter months. A large expected amount of
electricity for heating requirements can therefore be neglected.
Course: 11128
Team: 11
Handed in to: Bengt Perers
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