Grid type solar Egypt

How is solar energy used in Egypt?

In Egypt solar energy is used on a small scale in some applications; although it has high values of solar radiations (Bagher, Vahid, & Mohsen, 2015) and sunshine hours (Sumathi, Kumar, & Surekha, 2015 ). Solar energy can be used in different schemes such as: thermal applications and photovoltaic applications (PV) (Ranabhat et al., 2016 ).

How a solar PV system can be fed into a grid?

Depending on the solar radiations and the electric energy generated by the PV system, the load can take all of the required energy either from the PV system or can be shared between the PV and the electric grid. In case of light loads and high generated energy of PV system, it can be fed into grid through an electric meter.

Which non-conventional source of energy is used in Egypt?

Solar power, nowadays, is the most promising type of non-conventional source of energy. In Egypt solar energy is used on a small scale in some applications; although it has high values of solar radiations (Bagher, Vahid, & Mohsen, 2015) and sunshine hours (Sumathi, Kumar, & Surekha, 2015 ).

Should a solar system be tied to a national grid?

AbdelHady’s (2017) recommendation of tying the system to national grid was taken into con-sideration. Therefore, in this paper tying to the national grid is the only simulated scenario. There are many types of solar modules and technolo-gies. The most common are the silicon PV technologies. Figure 1 shows four diferent types of silicon PV cells.

Is there a simulated solar system based on a high voltage grid?

Recommendation from previous study was taken to tie system the national high voltage grid to multiply the savings; therefore, it is the only simulated scenario. The simulated output energy of the system, at different values of solar intensity, is compared with the recorded data.

Can a PV system be fed into a grid through an electric meter?

In case of light loads and high generated energy of PV system, it can be fed into grid through an electric meter. According to the recommendation from (AbdelHady, 2017 ), an electric meter was connected to the system in July 2016 so the excess generated energy is not dissipated.