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Institutional-Scale Operational Symbiosis Of Photovoltaic And Cogeneration Energy Systems, M. Mostofi, A. H. Nosrat, Joshua M. Pearce
Institutional-Scale Operational Symbiosis Of Photovoltaic And Cogeneration Energy Systems, M. Mostofi, A. H. Nosrat, Joshua M. Pearce
Joshua M. Pearce
Due to the negative environmental effects of fossil fuel combustion, there is a growing interest in both improved efficiency in energy management and a large-scale transition to renewable energy systems. Using both of these strategies, a large institutional-scale hybrid energy system is proposed here, which incorporates both solar photovoltaic energy conversion to supply renewable energy and cogeneration to improve efficiency. In this case, the photovoltaic reduces the run time for the cogeneration to meet load, particularly in peaking air conditioning times. In turn, however, the cogeneration system is used to provide power back up for the photovoltaic during the night …