Impacts of climate change on solar PV power system: a case study in subtropical Rockhampton, Australia

dc.contributor.authorLiu, Gang
dc.contributor.authorBaniyounes, Ali
dc.contributor.authorRasul, M.G.
dc.contributor.authorAmanullah, M.T.O.
dc.contributor.authorKhan, M.M.K.
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-09T11:38:52Z
dc.date.available2015-04-09T11:38:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractPaper presented at the 9th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Malta, 16-18 July, 2012.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe performance of solar PV system depends on local climatic conditions. The energy conversion behaviour of PV system will change as a result of the new conditions of solar energy resources caused by climate change. This study aims to investigate the impacts of climate change on the future performance of a PV system with an existing load of 23 kWh/day and a solar array of 6 kW through predicting the future solar irradiation data and developing a simulation model of PV system. The morphing method is employed to predict the future hourly mean global solar irradiation data. Using renewable energy simulation software HOMER, the system’s electricity generation and greenhouse gas emissions are analysed and compared for climatic conditions of Rockhampton, Australia, for different climate scenarios such as, current climate, 2030 Low, 2030 High, 2070 Low and 2070 High. It is found from this study that for the 2070 High scenario, the solar PV generates the most electricity, 9725 kWh/year, and has the highest renewable fraction, 57.3% compared to current climate which generates 9700 kWh/year with renewable fraction of 0.55.en_ZA
dc.description.librariandc2014en_ZA
dc.format.extent5 pagesen_ZA
dc.format.mediumPDFen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLiu, G, Baniyounes, A, Rasul, MG, Amanullah, MTO & Khan, MMK 2012, Impacts of climate change on solar PV power system: a case study in subtropical Rockhampton, Australia, Paper presented to the 9th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Malta, 16-18 July, 2012.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn9781868549863
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/44290
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherInternational Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamicsen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofHEFAT 2012en_US
dc.rightsUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.subjectSolar PV systemen_ZA
dc.subjectLocal climatic conditionsen_ZA
dc.subjectPV systemen_ZA
dc.subjectSolar energy resourcesen_ZA
dc.subjectClimate changeen_ZA
dc.subjectSolar irradiation dataen_ZA
dc.subjectRenewable energy simulation softwareen_ZA
dc.subjectHOMERen_ZA
dc.subjectGreenhouse gas (GHG) emissionsen_ZA
dc.titleImpacts of climate change on solar PV power system: a case study in subtropical Rockhampton, Australiaen_ZA
dc.typePresentationen_ZA

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