Implementation of Utility-Scale PV System to Support Power System Reliability

Sabreen. H. Al-Ogaili, Hussein D. Al-Majali

Abstract

Nowadays, the Iraqi power system requires additional power due to its growing population and demands. Utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) power plants are generally feasible in geographic areas exposed to greater than 3 kWh/m2 /day of solar irradiance. This study aims to analyze the possibility of expanding in use of PV systems in Iraq; thus, the main challenges facing the Iraqi electrical power system are discussed in this paper. Furthermore, the ability to implement a large-scale PV power plant in Iraq to increase the system's reliability is studied. The system advisor model (SAM) was used to achieve this analysis. As a result, based on the simulation results, the PV power plant is approved as a feasible solution in Iraq.

 

Keywords: photovoltaic system, system advisor model, Iraqi power system.

 

https://doi.org/10.55463/issn.1674-2974.49.2.16

 


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