Off Grid Solar Energy System for Healthcare Unit: DE

Assessments of the techno-economic viability of the solar renewable energy system have been prompted by the frequent price fluctuations of fossil fuels, the environmental release of derivatives produced during fuel combustion, and the incredibly high installation cost of the current conventional photovoltaic energy system. The techno-economic performance assessments of a solar renewable energy system for a rural Egyptian healthcare facility are reported in this work. In this study, a micro-grid solar hybrid photovoltaic system will power a medical facility in Fayoum City. The open-space PV system consists of 400 Wp solar panels, a 5 kW bidirectional inverter, a lithium iron phosphate battery, connecting cables, a mounting device, and additional accessories. This proposed system is designed using MATLAB/SIMULINK. Modern PV design software, PVSOL Tool, has been used in this study to estimate load requirements and to evaluate the micro-grid system's techno-economic and environmental aspects. The load analysis showed that the chosen healthcare facility needed a 29.5 kW off-grid- solar PV system, with an anticipated net present cost of $13,105 and a levelized cost of energy of $0.0138.

Pages: 52, Paperback, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing