PV Lifetime Energy Yield

The global share of photovoltaic electricity has been expanding at a breakneck pace with CAGR of 27% over the last decade. This resulted in remarkable advancements in photovoltaic technology and design. The performance of the majority of PV modules is determined in laboratories under controlled conditions. Perhaps the climatic conditions on-site...

Life Cycle Analysis of EXASUN Module

This thesis deals with the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the manufacture of an EXASUN X-Glass photovoltaic (PV) module to understand its true environmental impact. The methodology and general guidelines for conducting an LCA on a Photovoltaic (PV) system are developed, within the scope of this thesis. The LCA follows a standard framework,...

Voltage Regulation on High PV penetrated Distribution system using Electric Vehicles

The penetration of renewable energy sources is increasing every year and that poses a lot of challenges in the distribution system. Since they are intermittent in nature, they cannot serve the energy demand as stand alone sources without the help of storage technologies or stable energy sources. As the RES, especially the Photo Voltaic...

MMC performance evaluation concerning different dc breakers and converters

Renewable energy resources are the most successful, promising, and economical mode of energy generation. Moreover, wind energy is also one of the victorious candidates in generating renewable energy. Currently, High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) systems are designed to integrate the energy harvested in the Offshore Wind Farms (OWF) to the grid...

Power flow control in a substation of a wind- and solar farm: Design of an Optimisation Unit Considering a System's Physical Boundaries and Technical Constraints

The goal of this graduation project was to design a state-of-the-art central farm controller. The designed central farm controller distinguishes itself from prevailing controllers by including a subsystem (the optimisation unit) that contributes to an improvement in power transmission effciency, decrease in maintenance costs and an increase in...

Validation of Dynamic Power System Models using Synchrophasor Measurements

A dynamic power system model cannot perfectly predict the behaviour of a physical power system. Model validation tries to answer the question whether the model predicts the behaviour of the physical system sufficiently. This study evaluates if and how a dynamic power system model of the Dutch power grid can be validated using PMU measurements....

Toolbox for the design and simulation of a floating bifacial PV plant with reflectors

Bifacial PV modules and floating PV systems are two fast-growing technologies in the photovoltaic sector. Bifacial PV modules make use of the irradiance that is incident on both faces of the module, leading to higher energy yields. Several techniques are used in order to enhance this bifaciality effect, one of them being the use of reflectors....