Performance Evaluation and Viability Studies of Photovoltaic Power Plants in North Cyprus

Samuel Nii Tackie, Ozgur Cemal Ozerdem

Abstract


Generating electric power by photovoltaic systems largely depends on multiple factors such as weather condition, panel orientation, panel efficiency, inverter efficiency, etc. These factors directly affect the magnitude of the PV output power. The first grid-tied photovoltaic power plant in Northern Cyprus is the K?b-Tek solar panel station located in Serhatkoy with a capacity of 1.275 MW. The aim of this paper is to comprehensively investigate K?b-Tek solar panel station considering investment made, plant efficiency, performance ratio, capacity factor and also determine the potential impact on levels of output power when a single axis solar tracking system is incorporated into the plant design. K?b-Tek solar panel station is at a fixed tilt angle of 24.840. Furthermore, other locations such as Famagusta, Girne and Lefkosa are investigated by simulation to determine their viability/suitability for the construction of similar photovoltaic power plants. The simulations are done using the technical parameters of K?b-Tek solar panel station as a model. Simulation results for these three locations are validated by comparing the magnitude of power produced by the actual plant (K?b-Tek solar panel station) and the simulated plants. PVsyst software is used for the simulation. Finally, the payback period of the actual plant and the simulated plants are determined.


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