Bogotá, Colombia
Banguero, Edison
Agudelo Arias, Hector David
Aristizábal Cardona, Andrés Julián
Ospina Barragánd, Daniel Hernán
2020-04-08T20:05:17Z
2020-04-08T20:05:17Z
2019
2088-8708
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332545777_Renewable_microgrid_operational_results_and_economic_evaluation_using_RETScreenTM
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/8652
This article describes the performance results of the first renewable microgrid of Chocó, Colombia, monitored over two years (2016-2017) adding an economic approach. A virtual platform is used to analyze, in real time, the microgrid power production, while a meteorological station measures the solar irradiance and the ambient temperature. The results indicated that the generation of AC PV energy was 21,817 kWh/year on 2016 and 23,301 kWh/year on 2017. The photovoltaic system’s average efficiency was 10.3 % on 2016 and 11.09 % on 2017. An economical analysis of the renewable microgrid is also presented using RETScreenTM software. The results show a net present value of $237,028 USD for an evaluation period of 25 years with annual energy savings of $4,622 USD. A calculation on greenhouse gas emissions show that 22.9 tCO2 per year are avoided when using the solar energy tech.
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Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano
Microgrids
Photovoltaic systems
Renewable energy
RETScreen software
Solar energy
Renewable microgrid operational results and economic evaluation using RETScreen
Artículo
Energía solar
Recursos energéticos renovables
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Abierto (Texto Completo)
Renewable energy sources
10.11591/ijece.v9i2.pp723-731
instname:Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano
reponame:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano