Siting and sizing of Photovoltaic Systems subject to several parameters

In this paper a methodology regarding the siting and sizing of Photovoltaic Systems (PVS) under the consideration of several parameters is presented. In the proposed algorithm equal distribution of the available PVS is initially considered and at the next level appropriate coefficients are formalized in order to quantify each respective parameter. The initial equal distributed capacity of PVS is being resized due to the impact of various critical parameters. Moreover, the participation of each parameter to the resizing procedure is being defined by respective weight factors. In the paper, the Interconnected Greek Transmission System (IGTS) is examined as the test case and useful conclusions are depicted regarding the algorithm's results. The proposed algorithm could constitute a useful guideline for efficient allocation of PVS in regard to specific predefined requirements and in turn it could define the most appropriate solution among a number of alternatives.