Economic Feasibility of a PV System for Grid-connected Semiconductor Facilities in South Korea
- Authors
- Choi, Hyung Jong; Han, Gwon Deok; Min, Jin Young; Bee, Kiho; Shim, Joon Hyung
- Issue Date
- 11월-2013
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC PRECISION ENG
- Keywords
- Grid-connected; HOMER; Microgrid; Photovoltaic; Semiconductor facility; South korea
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING, v.14, no.11, pp.2033 - 2041
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING
- Volume
- 14
- Number
- 11
- Start Page
- 2033
- End Page
- 2041
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/101711
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12541-013-0277-6
- ISSN
- 2234-7593
- Abstract
- In this study, a cost optimization and sensitivity analysis were carried out for the deployment of a photovoltaic (M system in a semiconductor facility in South Korea. The Microgrid software (HOMER) was used to simulate the performance of the system for the electrical load profile of a representative semiconductor manufacturing facility. We performed cost optimizations for grid-only, PV/battery, and grid/PV systems for the semiconductor facility. The environmental impact was evaluated by estimating the amount of polluting emissions. The grid-only system showed the lowest net present cost and cost of energy, and by connecting the PV system to the grid, the amount of pollutants was decreased by 10% with a renewable fraction 9%. If we consider a renewable PV/battery system, a 100% renewable fraction am-id zero emissions can be achieved. In addition, sensitivity analyses were performed Under the assumption that PV costs decrease and grid costs increase, it was found that grid/PV and grid/PV/battery systems are economically more competitive than grid-only systems. Additionally, as feed-in tariffs. are introduced to South Korea, it can be shown that a semiconductor facility with a PV system installed could generate profit by selling excess energy.
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