A study of solar PV-based electricity system for AIT | |
| Author | Paing Moe Kyaw |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ET-22-01 |
| Subject(s) | Photovoltaic power systems Electric power distribution Solar Rooftop |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Sustainable Energy |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The goal of this study was to determine the possibilities of installing solar PV systems at AIT using a variety of methods, including rooftop PV, ground mount PV, and floating PV systems. Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), one of the country's leading institutes in sustainable energy development, which have a lot of buildings which have the possibility to implement the solar photovoltaic rooftop system to lessen the relying of electricity obtained from the power grid and encourage the using of clean energy. Due to the development and advance in software for the simulation of PV system design, the process for preliminary assessments and decision can be done more easily and precisely. For the first objective, Helioscope software is used to find the potential of installation solar PV system in AIT for different types of installation methods. For the building rooftop systems, the smallest one has the capability of installing 8.3 kW system to 100 kW system according to the rooftop area available and total capacity of 1.68 MW. For the ability to install the ground mount systems for three locations are 57. kW, 114 kW and 5.6 MW respectively. The floating system can be installed as much as 250 kW system. To fulfill the second objective of techno economic analysis, three different types of buildings, ground mount system and floating solar PV system are chosen and using 3 different scenarios to get the cheapest and fastest payback period for each system. For the installation of rooftop, the scenario 3 with Jinko 540 W modules are the best compared to the other scenario as it can give faster payback period and good internal rate of return. For the ground mount and floating system scenario 1 with Longi 450 W modules are the best option but not too much different upfront cost compared to the Jinko 540 W modules. Among all system, ground mount system can offset huge amount of the energy consumed by the AIT by 70% annually and give the cheapest levelized cost of energy as 2.1 THB/kWh with the payback period of 4.2 years. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Sustainable Energy (ET, Start from 2022) |
| Chairperson(s) | Salam, P. Abdul; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Dhakal, Shobhakar;Singh, Jai Govind; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2022 |