Design of PV Power Station for Electrification of Faculty of Engineering Technology

- The purpose of this study is to design a proper PV power station to supply electricity in order to reduce the electrical energy bills of the faculty of Engineering, the study depended on thetheoretical simulation using well-known software programs such as ETAP and HOMER to estimate the electrical load in the Faculty of Engineering Technology at Al-Balqa’ Applied University, to build the model and examine the proposed PV system, and capable us of getting realistic projections about capital and operating costs. An advanced PV technology has been chosen to find out the cheapest way of installing the whole system to reduce the high electricity bills and to encourage the Jordanian Universities and Institutions to go towards cleaner technology. It is found from the study that the PV solar system is one of the best options for reducing the electricity bill of the faculty, according to the payback period estimated for about 5 years.We also considered the energy efficiency solution to the reduce the monthly bill of electricity plus the use of PV station for the Faculty of Engineering Technology/BAU is reducing the electric load of lighting that constitute which it is the main component of the electricity consumption in the faculty, through the replacement of the fluorescent lamps of 120 cm length by more efficient HID LED lamps, that will positively reduce the high monthly electricity bill implication of the university budget. Results show a decrease in the monthly average electrical bills of the faculty by 64% compared to not using PV system. This study is for the serviceof Jordan because it will reduce the indigenous energy resources consumption. Also, it can be concluded that photovoltaic energy conversion is widely considered as one of the most promising renewable energy technologies which has the potential to contribute significantly to sustainable energy, and which may help to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in near future.