Photovoltaic power plant design considering multiple uncertainties and risk

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2018-03-01

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Merzifonluoglu, Yasemin
Uzgoren, Eray

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The objective of this study was to develop stochastic optimization tools for determining the best strategy of photovoltaic installations in a campus environment with consideration of uncertainties in load, power generation and system performance. In addition to a risk neutral approach, we used Conditional Value-at-Risk to estimate the risk in our problem. The resulting Mixed Integer Programming models were formulated using a scenario-based approach. To minimize the mismatch between supply and demand, hourly solar resource and electricity demand levels were characterized via refined models. A sample-average approximation (SAA) method was proposed to provide high-quality solutions efficiently. The SAA problems were solved using exact and heuristic methods. A complete numerical study was conducted to examine the performance of the proposed solution methods, identify optimal selection strategies and consider the sensitivity of the solution to varying levels of risk.

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Stochastic programming, Renewable energy, Conditional Value-at-Risk, Photovoltaic system sizing

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/65442

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ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-017-2557-5

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Economics and Administrative Sciences, Article

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Y. Merzifonluoglu and E. Uzgoren, “Photovoltaic power plant design considering multiple uncertainties and risk,” ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH, pp. 153–184, 2018, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/65442.