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Analysis Of Interrelationships Between Photovoltaic Power And Battery Storage For Electric Utility Load Management, Badrul H. Chowdhury, S. Rahman
Analysis Of Interrelationships Between Photovoltaic Power And Battery Storage For Electric Utility Load Management, Badrul H. Chowdhury, S. Rahman
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The impact of photovoltaic power generation on an electric utility's load shape under supply-side peak load management conditions is explored. Results show that some utilities utilizing battery storage for peak load shaving might benefit from use of photovoltaic (PV) power, the extent of its usefulness being dependent on the specific load shapes as well as the photovoltaic array orientations. Typical utility load shapes both in the eastern (at Rayleigh, NC) and in the western (at Hesperia, CA) parts of the USA are examined for this purpose. It is concluded that while photovoltaic power generation seems to present a bigger impact …