Title :
PV self-consumption in cities: Solarfighter experience
Author :
Garcia-Valverde, R. ; Teruel, J.A. ; Villarejo, J.A.
Author_Institution :
R&D Dept., SOLTEC Energias renovables SL, Molina de Segura, Spain
Abstract :
Small grid-tied PV systems for self-consumption and/or net-metering applications can intensively contribute to spread distributed renewable energy generation and the penetration of smart grids. Also they offer environmental benefits and savings for consumers. Unlike medium-large scale PV facilities, the integration of these small PV systems in city environments faces some specific challenges. Solarfighter is an all-in-one micro PV tracking system developed for this kind of applications. We explain here our experience, analyzing the specific needs of these applications and how they are solved in Solarfighter.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; photovoltaic power systems; power consumption; power meters; power system measurement; smart power grids; solar power stations; PV self-consumption; all-in-one microPV tracking system; consumer saving; environmental benefit; medium-large scale PV facility; net-metering application; small grid-tied PV system; solarfighter experience; spread distributed renewable energy generation; Cities and towns; Inverters; Logic gates; Monitoring; Photovoltaic systems; Smart grids; grid-tied photovoltaics; micro-inverter; net-metering; self-consumption; smart-grids;
Conference_Titel :
New Concepts in Smart Cities: Fostering Public and Private Alliances (SmartMILE), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gijon
DOI :
10.1109/SmartMILE.2013.6708216
