Optimum Sizing and Economic Analysis of Standalone PV System with a Small Size Grinding Mill - Energy and Power Engineering

EPE > Vol.12 No.7, July 2020

Energy and Power Engineering

Volume 12, Issue 7 (July 2020)

ISSN Print: 1949-243X ISSN Online: 1947-3818

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Optimum Sizing and Economic Analysis of Standalone PV System with a Small Size Grinding Mill ()

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DOI: 10.4236/epe.2020.127026 551 Downloads 1,625 Views Citations

Author(s)

Leonard Akana Nguimdo^1*, Leon Tientcheu Tassi²

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
²Environmental Energy Technologies Laboratory (EETL), Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

ABSTRACT

This work presents the results of the characterization of a standalone photovoltaic system for the electrification of a household located in rural area in the western region of Cameroon: Nziih-Bafou in Dschang (5.35°N, 10.05°E and 1900 m). In order to cope with the maintenance charges and reduce the investment cost, a small mill was added to the appliances of the household for income generation. The assessment of the energy demand was made by taking into account the reactive energy due to the heavy consumption of energy by the mill’s motor, especially during ignition. The sizing of all the system’s components was carried out with the prospect of determining an optimum design in accordance with daily electricity demand, site irradiance profile and climatic conditions. In this context, tilt angles applicable to the PV structure and that allow to receive the maximum irradiance as a function of the periods of the year were determined using the Hay model. This approach provides the system with incident irradiance greater than or at the limit equal to that received by a horizontal surface on the same site compared to the case of a single tilt angle where the irradiance on the inclined plane is often lower than that on the horizontal. The economic analysis of the PV system showed an initial cost of $4448 and the Life Cost Cycle amounted to $24,495. This amount corresponds to a present cost per kilowatt hour of $0.44. The Net Present Value (NPV) of the project ($7793) over its lifetime (20 years) shows a payback period of less than 4 years.

KEYWORDS

Standalone Photovoltaic System, Optimization, Hay Model, Reactive Energy, Life Cycle Cost, Net Present Value

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Nguimdo, L. and Tassi, L. (2020) Optimum Sizing and Economic Analysis of Standalone PV System with a Small Size Grinding Mill. Energy and Power Engineering, 12, 432-444. doi: 10.4236/epe.2020.127026.

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