Open AccessLife‐cycle loss evaluation of power transformers serving large photovoltaic plants in vertically integrated and decentralised systems
Author(s) -
Lazari Antonis L.,
Charalambous Charalambos A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
iet generation, transmission and distribution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.92
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1751-8695
pISSN - 1751-8687
DOI - 10.1049/iet-gtd.2014.0465
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , renewable energy , transformer , reliability engineering , electrical engineering , electric power system , environmental economics , computer science , engineering , automotive engineering , telecommunications , power (physics) , economics , voltage , physics , quantum mechanics
This study details a comprehensive loss evaluation method of power transformers serving large‐scale solar applications. The fact that these transformers are obliged to serve an intermittent energy source calls for a suitable method to evaluate their life‐cycle losses and total ownership costs. These transformers may be owned by independent photovoltaic power producers or by regulated utilities. Thus, the method concurrently responds to the current efforts to address the concept of loss evaluation both in vertically‐integrated and decentralised energy systems that are experiencing a high penetration of renewable energy.