Performance Evaluation of a 33.7 MW Zagtouli Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant by Reducing Losses
Ousmane GUIRO *
Laboratory of Environmental Physics and Chemistry (LPCE), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou 01 BP: 4560, Burkina Faso.
Guy Christian TUBREOUMYA
Laboratory of Environmental Physics and Chemistry (LPCE), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou 01 BP: 4560, Burkina Faso.
Eloi Salmwendé TIENDREBEOGO
Laboratory of Environmental Physics and Chemistry (LPCE), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou 01 BP: 4560, Burkina Faso.
Aboubacar COMPAORE
Laboratory of Environmental Physics and Chemistry (LPCE), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou 01 BP: 4560, Burkina Faso.
Abdoulaye KABORE
Laboratory of Environmental Physics and Chemistry (LPCE), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou 01 BP: 4560, Burkina Faso.
Alfa Oumar DISSA
Laboratory of Environmental Physics and Chemistry (LPCE), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou 01 BP: 4560, Burkina Faso.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Solar photovoltaic power plants connected to the electricity grid suffer production losses due, on the one hand, to grid instability and, on the other, to the quality of the installation. The general objective of this work is to improve the performance of a photovoltaic power plant by reducing losses between production and energy injection into the grid. To achieve this, production was estimated using two calculation methods, in order to compare the prediction made by the operating company. The plant's annual performance ratio was calculated, with an estimated value of 88.21%. This value is characteristic of good performance according to the literature (Daher et al. 2018).
Keywords: Optimization, performance ratio, production, injection, solar power plant