Energy Storage Requirements for PV Power Ramp Rate Control in Northern Europe

Photovoltaic (PV) generators suffer from fluctuating output power due to the highly fluctuating primary energy source. With significant PV penetration, these fluctuations can lead to power system instability and power quality problems. The use of energy storage systems as fluctuation compensators ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Julius Schnabel, Seppo Valkealahti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2863479