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Base load power plant

About: Base load power plant is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 6121 publications have been published within this topic receiving 96788 citations.


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TL;DR: Simulation results of a 20MW solar farm demonstrate that the proposed method can ensure the rated power transfer of PV power plant with SCR of 1.25, provided that PV inverters with PFmin=0.9 is used.
Abstract: This paper analyzes the power transfer limitation of the photovoltaic (PV) power plant under the ultra-weak grid condition, i.e., when the short-circuit ratio (SCR) is close to 1. It explicitly identifies that a minimum SCR of 2 is required for the PV power plant to deliver the rated active power when operating with the unity power factor. Then, considering the reactive power compensation from PV inverters, the minimum SCR in respect to power factor (PF) is derived, and the optimized coordination of the active and reactive power is exploited. It is revealed that the power transfer capability of PV power plant under the ultra-weak grid is significantly improved with the low PF operation. An adaptive reactive power droop control is next proposed to effectively distribute the reactive power demands to the individual inverters, and meanwhile, maximize the power transfer capacity of the PV power plant. Simulation results of a 200-MW PV power plant demonstrate that the proposed method can ensure the rated power transfer of PV power plant with the SCR of 1.25, provided that the PV inverters are operated with the minimal PF=0.9.

98 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a solar chimney power plant (SCPP) is proposed to be built as the first national SCPP in central regions of Iran, where solar radiation and global insolation are much better than other areas.
Abstract: A solar chimney power plant (SCPP) is proposed to be built as the first national SCPP in central regions of Iran. Studies of DLR MED-CSP project show that Iran can be a part of the Mediterranean solar power generation chain in 2050 to provide electrical power demand of Europe. High direct solar radiation and available desert lands in Iran are factors to encourage the full development of solar power plants like solar chimney power plants for the thermal and electrical productions of energy for various uses. The interested region is the central region of Iran where solar radiation and global insolation are much better than other areas. However, to evaluate SCPP performance and power generation throughout Iran, 12 different areas across the country are considered. The obtained results clear that solar chimney power plants can produce from 10 to 28 MWh/month of electrical power. This power production is sufficient for the needs of the isolated areas and can even used to feed the grid.

98 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate the extent to which a combination of wind power and concentrating solar power (CSP) may lead to stable and even baseload power by taking advantage of: 1) spatiotemporal balancing of solar and wind energy resources and 2) storage capabilities of CSP plants.

98 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the design optimisation and techno-economic analysis of an off-grid integrated renewable energy system (IRES) designed to meet the electrical demand of a rural village location in West Bengal, India with an overall electrical requirement equivalent to 22 MWh year−1.

98 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the main technical challenges associated with the integration of wind power into power systems are presented, including effects of wind energy on the power system, the power systems operating cost, power quality and power imbalances.

97 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202344
202299
202170
202073
201989
2018103