Design and sizing of solar PV plant for an electric bus depot in Malaysia

Shah Mohammad Mominul Islam; Arshad Adam Salema; Joanne Mun Yee Lim

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202016002003

Design and sizing of solar PV plant for an electric bus depot in Malaysia

Shah Mohammad Mominul Islam, Arshad Adam Salema, Joanne Mun Yee Lim

Malaysia Sch of Engineering

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Electric buses consume a high amount of electricity during the charging process, resulting in a high maximum demand (MD) that leads to high operational cost and emissions. Therefore, the aim was to use solar energy to reduce the MD. The off-grid solar PV plant has been designed and sized based on the MD data of the bus depot. The results include the number of PV modules; area required to install the PV modules; sizing of the balance of system. For example, about 7350 modules, 1200 flooded deep cycle batteries, 760 kW inverter size, 566 MPPT smart solar charge controllers and 23,200 m2 (5.73 acres) area are needed to offset 466.5 kW of MD.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies (ICRET 2020)
Editors	H.J. Kim
Place of Publication	Les Ulis France
Publisher	EDP Sciences
Number of pages	4
Volume	160
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202016002003
Publication status	Published - 25 Mar 2020
Event	International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies 2020 - Perth, Australia Duration: 8 Jan 2020 → 10 Jan 2020 Conference number: 6th https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/abs/2020/20/contents/contents.html (Proceedings)

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Name	E3S Web of Conferences
ISSN (Print)	2555-0403

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Conference	International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies 2020
Abbreviated title	ICRET 2020
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Perth
Period	8/01/20 → 10/01/20
Internet address	https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/abs/2020/20/contents/contents.html (Proceedings)

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Islam, SMM, Salema, AA & Lim, JMY 2020, Design and sizing of solar PV plant for an electric bus depot in Malaysia. in HJ Kim (ed.), The 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies (ICRET 2020). vol. 160, 02003, E3S Web of Conferences, EDP Sciences, Les Ulis France, International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies 2020, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 8/01/20. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202016002003

Design and sizing of solar PV plant for an electric bus depot in Malaysia. / Islam, Shah Mohammad Mominul; Salema, Arshad Adam ; Lim, Joanne Mun Yee.
The 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies (ICRET 2020). ed. / H.J. Kim. Vol. 160 Les Ulis France: EDP Sciences, 2020. 02003 (E3S Web of Conferences).

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