The economic reality of home PV systems : matching consumption to generation

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dc.contributor.authorRoux, J. K.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHarms, T. M.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-20T12:00:16Z
dc.date.available2021-09-20T12:00:16Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionCITATION: Roux, J. K. & Harms, T. M. 2018. The economic reality of home PV systems : matching consumption to generation. SAIEE Africa Research Journal, 109(4):224-229, doi:10.23919/SAIEE.2018.8538335.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://ieeexplore.ieee.org
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to provide an economic viewpoint of the benefit of the installation of a home Photo Voltaic system. An hourly daily consumption and generation profile is created for every calendar month and the cost saving is applied to calculate the IRR and payback period. Different systems options are evaluated as well as feed in tariff options. The study was performed for two sample homes located in South Africa. The result suggests the optimum size for the PV system needs to be matched to the consumption in the peak generation month such that no excess power is generated. Therefore, home owners should not base the value of a system on the generation potential thereof but rather the savings potential matched to the consumption profile.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8538335
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent6 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRoux, J. K. & Harms, T. M. 2018. The economic reality of home PV systems : matching consumption to generation. SAIEE Africa Research Journal, 109(4):224-229, doi:10.23919/SAIEE.2018.8538335
dc.identifier.issn1991-1696 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0038-2221 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.23919/SAIEE.2018.8538335
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/123059
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherSAIEEen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectEnergy storageen_ZA
dc.subjectPhoto Voltaic systemen_ZA
dc.subjectSolar energy -- Rooftopen_ZA
dc.subjectSolar panelsen_ZA
dc.titleThe economic reality of home PV systems : matching consumption to generationen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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