Design and Feasibility Studies A Floating Photovoltaic to Supply Electricity for Isolated Island Village in Indonesia

Mursid, O; Malau, K R; Huda, Nurul; Abidin, A M A; Sutarno, G

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/698/1/012033

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“…Mursid et al 15 developed a 3D model and carried out stress analyses of FPVs made from polyethylene (PE) and they also proposed the installation of such a system in Indonesia. 15 By means of the existing testbed, Lui et al 16 assembled one of the first sets of extensive, high-quality data about FPV operating conditions and system performance, including module temperatures on FPV systems, which are generally 5 C to 10 C lower than similar modules mounted on rooftop environments, and it has been found that those lower temperatures help increase energy yield. Overall, FPV systems tend to outperform PV systems set up on the ground or on rooftops.…”

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Floating and terrestrial photovoltaic systems comparison under extreme weather conditions

Kaymak

Sahin

2022

Intl J of Energy Research

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Greenhouse gas emissions are primarily caused by the exploitation of fossil fuels as an energy source, and one way to reduce those emissions is to utilize renewable energies such as solar irradiation conversion. In the city of Istanbul, two Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) prototypes were installed in 2016 on Büyükçekmece Lake, a large body of water that supplies fresh water to the city, as a means of both reducing evaporation loss and generating electricity. The systems had capacities of 90 and 30 kWp, respectively. Additionally, a 30 kWp capacity Terrestrial Photovoltaic (TPV) system was installed to facilitate a comparison of electricity generation between the systems. FPV systems, which have been hailed as new alternatives to TPVs, are generally set up on calm bodies of water. Büyükçekmece Lake, however, is open to severe weather conditions, including wind-driven waves that can reach heights of 1.5 to 3.0 m, which can lead to unbalanced load distributions on FPVs and damage to the systems. Of the two systems that were installed, one of them had a semiflexible frame, but that prototype ultimately failed as a result of wave action. However, a new design referred to here as a "fully flexible FPV system," held up under the severe conditions on the lake. The total amount of electricity generated by the first 90 kWp FPV system was approximately 17 400 kWh and the capacity factor was around 42% for a period of 467 hours between May 19, 2017 and July 4, 2017. Between November 21, 2018 and December 22, 2018, the second FPV system generated 309 kWh, while the TPV had an output of 365 kWh. The capacity factors for the systems were calculated as 14.51% and 17.15%, respectively. The most important finding of these studies concerns in order for FPV systems to operate safely in severe weather conditions that can result in unbalanced load distributions, the units that comprise the system must be able to float independently, and the system connections must be flexible. Moreover, based on the measured values it was found that in terms of electricity output, neither FPVs nor TPVs have a major advantage when compared to each other.

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“…Given that situation, the development of FPV projects for such places is promising. Mursid et al 15 developed a 3D model and carried out stress analyses of FPVs made from polyethylene (PE) and they also proposed the installation of such a system in Indonesia 15 …”

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confidence: 99%