Grid-Connected Distributed Captive PV Power Plants For Ludhiana District - A Case Study
| Author(s) | : | Harbans Singh, Harmeet Singh, Parm Pal Singh |
| Institution | : | Research Scholar, IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, Punjab, India |
| Published In | : | Vol. 5, Issue 2 — February 2018 |
| Page No. | : | 367-377 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Solar energy is most promising clean renewable energy source with large potential. Solar PV power plants can beinstalled as large utility-scale power plants as well as smaller distributed captive power plants. This is so because solar energyis distributed energy source and PV power plants do not enjoy significant economy of scale. In this paper, an investigationregarding installation of distributed captive solar PV power plants connected to feeders at different points to replace 100% ofthe grid electricity supplied in Ludhiana district of state of Punjab (India) has been reported. It was found that most of theelectricity (83%) is supplied to urban areas while only 17% is supplied to rural areas. In rural areas, large number of smallerdistributed captive PV power plants can be installed to meet the distributed electric load as plenty of land is available. Forurban areas, it is essential to install large utility-scale PV power plants far away from cities where cheaper land may beavailable as land on the periphery of cities is very expensive. However rooftop PV systems can be installed to partially meet theelectric load in urban areas. First preference should be given to installation of distributed PV power plants in villages.
Harbans Singh, Harmeet Singh, Parm Pal Singh, “Grid-Connected Distributed Captive PV Power Plants For Ludhiana District - A Case Study”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 367-377, February 2018.
