Citation
Trujillo Serrano, Pablo Jesús and Alamillo, César and Gil Murillo, Eduardo and Rubia, Oscar de la and Martínez Montes, María and Rubio, Francisca and Cadavid, Andros and Navarro, José and Hillenbrand, Sascha and Ballesteros Sánchez, Isabel and Castillo Cagigal, Manuel and Masa Bote, Daniel and Matallanas de Avila, Eduardo and Caamaño Martín, Estefanía and Gutiérrez Martín, Álvaro
(2012).
CPV hybrid system in ISFOC building, first results.
In: "8th International Conference on Concetrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-8)", 16/04/2012 - 18/04/2012, Toledo, España. pp. 360-363.
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4753905.
Abstract
PV Off-Grid systems have demonstrated to be a good solution for the electrification of remote areas [1]. A hybrid system is one kind of these systems. The principal characteristic is that it uses PV as the main generator and has a backup power supply, like a diesel generator, for instance, that is used when the CPV generation is not enough to meet demand. To study the use of CPV in these systems, ISFOC has installed a demonstration hybrid system at its headquarters. This hybrid system uses CPV technology as main generator and the utility grid as the backup generator. A group of batteries have been mounted as well to store the remaining energy from the CPV generator when nedeed. The energy flows are managed by a SMA system based on Sunny Island inverters and a Multicluster-Box (figure 1). The Load is the air-conditioning system of the building, as it has a consumption profile higher than the CPV generator and can be controlled by software [2]. The first results of this system, as well as the first chances of improvement, as the need of a bigger CPV generator and a better management of the energy stored in the batteries, are presented in this paper.
