Title :
Evaluation of a demand side management photovoltaic system
Author :
Bailey, Bruce H. ; Doty, John R., III ; Perez, Roxana ; Stewar, Ronald ; Donegan, James E.
Author_Institution :
AWS Sci. Inc., Albany, NY, USA
fDate :
12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Photovoltaic power systems are potentially well suited to commercial demand side management applications because the solar resource coincides well with the typical weekday load profile of many types of commercial utility customers. To investigate this potential a 13 kW AC PV system has been installed by Niagara Mohawk near Albany, NY, USA. The results from two years of operation show that photovoltaics can play an important role in reducing a building´s daytime peak demand, especially when that peak demand is driven by air conditioning loads
Keywords :
air conditioning; load management; photovoltaic power systems; project engineering; 13 kW; AC; USA; air conditioning loads; customers; demand side management; peak demand; photovoltaic power systems; solar energy resource; weekday load profile; Buildings; Data acquisition; Energy management; IEEE members; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation economics; Power system management; Resource management; Solar power generation; Temperature sensors;
Journal_Title :
Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
