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Technical assessment of captive solar power plant: A case study of Senai Airport, Malaysia

Solar PV system in the airport environment is a relatively new application. Unlike land-based solar systems, the site selection for the airport-based PV power plant is a complicated process and lacks proper methodology. The objective of this work was to develop a general sitting procedure for an air...

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Main Authors: Sreenath, S., Sudhakar, K., Ahmad Fitri, Yusop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28137/1/Technical%20assessment%20of%20captive%20solar%20power%20plant%20.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.111
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spelling my.ump.umpir.281372020-03-31T07:56:59Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28137/ Technical assessment of captive solar power plant: A case study of Senai Airport, Malaysia Sreenath, S. Sudhakar, K. Ahmad Fitri, Yusop TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Solar PV system in the airport environment is a relatively new application. Unlike land-based solar systems, the site selection for the airport-based PV power plant is a complicated process and lacks proper methodology. The objective of this work was to develop a general sitting procedure for an airport-based solar PV system and identify ideal sites for solar farms in Senai International airport, Malaysia. Feasible sites were selected with due consideration to airport and aviation compatibility constraints. Next, suitability of such selected sites is assessed based on environmental impact and proximity to electrical infrastructure. Using glare prediction software, the adherence to FAA’s solar interim policy is assessed. Eleven (11) sites which lie within the airport are chosen for the study. The duration of glare from sites 2, 3, 4, 6 were 1125, 4724, 3805, 1125 min receptively. As a result, design parameters are changed for these sites. The results of the study showed that the solar PV potential and theoretical energy generation from the selected sites of the airport were 12.50 MW and 16,745 MWh respectively. The knowledge on the suitability of sites and prior glare assessment increases the level of confidence to airport stakeholders and project developers. Elsevier 2020-06 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28137/1/Technical%20assessment%20of%20captive%20solar%20power%20plant%20.pdf Sreenath, S. and Sudhakar, K. and Ahmad Fitri, Yusop (2020) Technical assessment of captive solar power plant: A case study of Senai Airport, Malaysia. Renewable Energy, 152. pp. 849-866. ISSN 0960-1481 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.111 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.111
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language English
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Sreenath, S.
Sudhakar, K.
Ahmad Fitri, Yusop
Technical assessment of captive solar power plant: A case study of Senai Airport, Malaysia
description Solar PV system in the airport environment is a relatively new application. Unlike land-based solar systems, the site selection for the airport-based PV power plant is a complicated process and lacks proper methodology. The objective of this work was to develop a general sitting procedure for an airport-based solar PV system and identify ideal sites for solar farms in Senai International airport, Malaysia. Feasible sites were selected with due consideration to airport and aviation compatibility constraints. Next, suitability of such selected sites is assessed based on environmental impact and proximity to electrical infrastructure. Using glare prediction software, the adherence to FAA’s solar interim policy is assessed. Eleven (11) sites which lie within the airport are chosen for the study. The duration of glare from sites 2, 3, 4, 6 were 1125, 4724, 3805, 1125 min receptively. As a result, design parameters are changed for these sites. The results of the study showed that the solar PV potential and theoretical energy generation from the selected sites of the airport were 12.50 MW and 16,745 MWh respectively. The knowledge on the suitability of sites and prior glare assessment increases the level of confidence to airport stakeholders and project developers.
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author Sreenath, S.
Sudhakar, K.
Ahmad Fitri, Yusop
author_facet Sreenath, S.
Sudhakar, K.
Ahmad Fitri, Yusop
author_sort Sreenath, S.
title Technical assessment of captive solar power plant: A case study of Senai Airport, Malaysia
title_short Technical assessment of captive solar power plant: A case study of Senai Airport, Malaysia
title_full Technical assessment of captive solar power plant: A case study of Senai Airport, Malaysia
title_fullStr Technical assessment of captive solar power plant: A case study of Senai Airport, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Technical assessment of captive solar power plant: A case study of Senai Airport, Malaysia
title_sort technical assessment of captive solar power plant: a case study of senai airport, malaysia
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2020
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28137/1/Technical%20assessment%20of%20captive%20solar%20power%20plant%20.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.111
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