Comparative Analysis of Residential Solar Farm with Energy Storage between the USA and Nigeria

Qasim M. Ajao, Rami J. Haddad, Adel El-Shahat

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Abstract

Unlike the United States, Nigeria's installed overall electricity capacity is 12.8 GW, while the operational capacity is estimated to be 3.9 GW which is well below the current demand of 98 GW. This results in a consumer power demand shortfall of 94.1 GW across the country. As a result of this wide gap between demand and generation, only about 45% of Nigeria's citizens have access to electricity. In this paper, a comparative feasibility analysis of the utilization of a photovoltaic system with energy storage for residential application is presented. The comparative analysis is conducted to compare the feasibility of using a solar Farm with an energy storage system between the US and Nigeria. This analysis is carried out using a model developed by IREQ Hydro-Quebec Research Institute. The results are shown in phasor form to analyze the energy stored, solar intensity, and also enable the community in making informed decisions regarding reducing grid dependency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE SoutheastCon, SoutheastCon 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728101378
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019
Event2019 IEEE SoutheastCon, SoutheastCon 2019 - Huntsville, United States
Duration: Apr 11 2019Apr 14 2019

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE SOUTHEASTCON
Volume2019-April
ISSN (Print)1091-0050
ISSN (Electronic)1558-058X

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE SoutheastCon, SoutheastCon 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHuntsville
Period04/11/1904/14/19

Keywords

  • Solar System
  • energy storage systems
  • photo-voltaic
  • power system operators
  • renewable energy technology

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