Asia Power Week 2017

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Analysis of Integrated Photovoltaic Solar + Combined Cycle (IPVCC) Power Plants (Room Silk 3)

Solar energy installed capacity in Thailand grew to 1.3GW in 2014, a 60 percent increase over previous years. In a case study utilizing detailed thermodynamic models, the integration of Photovoltaic (PV) solar with a natural gas combined cycle plant is analyzed and compared against a stand-alone combined cycle plant with duct burners. Parametric studies for different locations in Thailand and the Middle East and using historical weather and solar radiation data are performed to quantify the fuel and emission savings that an Integrated Photovoltaic Combined Cycle (IPVCC) power plant can attain. Results include detailed heat balance results and a discussion of the effects of the photovoltaic integration on the hourly overall plant performance over an entire year of dispatch operations.