ASSESSMENT OF GRID CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR GENERATORS AT ISMAILIA EGYPT

摘要

A demonstration 1176 Watt peak (Wp) grid-connected photovoltaic (GC-PV) solar generators unit hasbeen acquired, implemented and operated at the Technical Training Center of the Canal ElectricityCompany (CECo.), Ismailia, Egypt. in framework of a linkage project between the Egyptian Suez CanalUniversity and the American University of Texas at Arlington - Energy Systems Research Centre (ESRC).The project is sponsored by the Foreign Relations Co-ordination Unit (FRCU) of the Egyptian SupremeCouncil of Universities and funded by the USAID program. The project aims evaluating and introducingthe photovoltaic grid-connected technology to the electricity sector in Egypt. Technical and economicaspects of this technique have been considered. Operational data are acquired, analyzed and presented.First results demonstrate a generated electrical energy of 1690 kWh/year made available by the GC-PVunit and fed to the utility grid. Issues of reliability and safety are meeting the internationally recognizedstandards. The results obtained are encouraging for electric utilities in Egypt for further seriousconsideration of this technology.