A study on the scheduling of large-scaled PV power station output based on solar radiation forecast

Abstract

Recently, photovoltaic generation (PV) attracts great attentions as a countermeasure against the global warming and the depletion problem of fossil energy resources in the world. However, it is known that a PV output fluctuates due to the insolation variation. Unstable power from a PV power station may cause some negative impact to the power system. Therefore, to utilize a PV power station in substitution for an existing power supply, improvement in controllability and adjustability of generation output is very important factor. In this paper, a new method for scheduling and rescheduling the PV power station output based on the solar radiation forecast are proposed. The scheduling and rescheduling method using NAS battery and solar radiation forecast from the economic perspective are proposed and the validity of the proposed method is ascertained through case studies using the data measured in the Wakkanai PV power station. © The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan.