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Photovoltaic based distributed generation as a demand response strategy in puerto rico

dc.contributor.advisor O’Neill-Carrillo, Efraín
dc.contributor.author Ladner-García, Hillmon P.
dc.contributor.college College of Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.committee Díaz, Andrés J.
dc.contributor.committee Cedeño-Maldonado, José R.
dc.contributor.department Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.representative Ortiz, Rosario
dc.date.accessioned 2019-05-15T17:59:30Z
dc.date.available 2019-05-15T17:59:30Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.description.abstract The generation potential of grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) is examined along with the environmental benefits associated with introducing this technology in Puerto Rico. It is found that PV technology could potentially displace the Island’s whole energy demand. The dispersed “roof resource” in the island would allow the use of PV technology as a demand response strategy. A modeling methodology is developed to determine the average operating efficiency of grid-tied PV systems using only measured average climatic conditions. Solar resource is modeled as a probability density function of the clearness index. The proposed methodology considers the hourly variations in efficiency due to variations in solar resource. Energy yields can be estimated with less than 1.5% difference to hourly simulations. The economic feasibility of PV systems in Puerto Rico is examined. The results show that PV-based DG may be feasible due to the high costs of energy and the high energy escalation rate. en_US
dc.description.abstract El potencial de generación con sistemas fotovoltaicos (PV) conectados a la red es examinado junto a los beneficios ambientales asociados a introducir esta tecnología en Puerto Rico. Se encontró que usando tecnología PV se podría potencialmente desplazar la demanda energética de la isla. El “recurso techo” tan disperso en la isla podría permitir el uso de esta tecnología como una estrategia de respuesta de demanda. Una metodología de modelaje es desarrollada para determinar la eficiencia promedio de operación de sistemas PV que solo utiliza datos promedios climatológicos. El recurso solar se modela como una función de densidad probabilística del índice de claridad. La metodología propuesta considera las variaciones en eficiencia por hora debido a variaciones en el recurso solar durante el día. La producción energética es estimada con menos de 1.5% de diferencia a simulaciones por hora. La viabilidad económica de los sistemas PV es evaluada en la isla. Los resultados demuestran que los sistemas PV podrían ser viables debido a los altos costos de energía y la alta tasa de crecimiento en el costo de energía. en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2009 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Supported in part by the Puerto Rico ́s Energy Affairs Administration under contract number 2008-132009, and by the National Science Foundation's CAREER program under grant ECS-0134021. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/2335
dc.language.iso English en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2009 Hillmon Peter Ladner-García en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.title Photovoltaic based distributed generation as a demand response strategy in puerto rico en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Electrical Engineering en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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