Integrating a Solar PV System with Pumped Hydroelectric Storage at the Mutah University of Jordan

Mahmoud Zeidan, Mohammed Al-soud, Mothana Dmour, Zuhier Alakayleh and Safwan Al-qawabah ()
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Mahmoud Zeidan: Electrical Engineering Department, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman 11733, Jordan
Mohammed Al-soud: Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tafila Technical University, Tafila 66110, Jordan
Mothana Dmour: Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tafila Technical University, Tafila 66110, Jordan
Zuhier Alakayleh: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mutah University, Karak 61710, Jordan
Safwan Al-qawabah: Mechanical Engineering Department, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman 11733, Jordan

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 15, 1-14

Abstract: This paper focuses on designing and assessing Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage Systems (PHESs) connected to the grid and a PV system for self-consumption constructed at Mutah University in an area of high solar potential. By focusing on the PHES and PV literature, data in the field were acquired based on the grid code needed in Jordan. Next, a search to find a suitable location for installation was conducted. Afterwards, a load profile was added to calculate the energy demand of the university. Then the productivity of the solar power plant of Mutah University was included. Finally, MATLAB software was used to realize the amount of energy to be stored; these data were used to implement the system that was chosen and dimensioned. A PHES layout was created to find the most accurate values for parameters to optimize system performance and to investigate loss analysis. The main finding is that the system attains 9230.89 MWh/year. An annual load yields 4430 MWh/year, which covers the Mutah University demand with an estimated saving of USD 287,607,993.

Keywords: photovoltaic systems; pumped hydroelectric; energy storage systems; annual energy production–energy demand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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