Review of System Design and Sizing Tools

Publisher Summary Sizing is one of the most important tasks during the design of a stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) system. The sizing procedure will determine the power rating of the PV array and the battery storage capacity needed to power the required load; the electrical configuration of the array may also be considered at this stage. More sophisticated sizing procedures will ensure that the reliability of power delivered to the load is appropriate for a given application and optimize the cost of the system. The essential features of photovoltaic system sizing can be understood in terms of the daily energy balance between the daily load and the energy delivered by the array. The reliability of electricity supply is an important factor in PV system design, and this is also reflected in some sizing procedures. One way to quantify the reliability of supply is by a parameter known as the loss-of-load probability, defined as the ratio between the estimated energy deficit and the energy demand over the total operation time of the installation.

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