Performances Analysis of Grid connected PV system in the perspective of use in a smart house in Algeria

Abstract

The electricity consumption in Algeria is rising continuously, this consumption was about 48.87 TWh in the year 2011, (with an increasing rate of 8.2% from 2010). The daily load curve is characterized by two load peaks in the morning and evening periods. The Algerian government has taken measures that consist of introducing renewable energies in order to meet the future electricity demand. In fact, PV systems constitute an alternative, especially during the morning period when solar radiation is abundant. Therefore, the application of Smart Grid concept for electrical grid management purpose will have a beneficial impact in terms of reliability and security. In this paper, we present an experimental study of a grid connected PV system and the performance evaluation under real meteorological conditions with a web-based monitoring procedure applied to the grid connected PV system management. We found that the performance ratio PR lies between 51% and 62%.