Self-consistent energy system (SCES) that integrates volatile renewable energy, challenges power system operation of highway service areas. How to evaluate its resilience
[Show full abstract] service area in Jiangxi Province of China as the case study, the advantages, technical principles, and application methods of solar energy technology for
The highway service area is located in Beijing, with a total area of some 100050 square meters. Its total building area is about 7766 square meters and green area is nearly 17113 square
The solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation system (PGS) is a viable alternative to fossil fuels for the provision of power for infrastructure and vehicles, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing the sustainability
Service area load . gas station load and other conventional level III loads should be considered as level II loads. At the same time, because the service area needs to provide passengers
Jian Li, Yang Yangang, Li Zhenyang. Research on the application effect of distributed solar photovoltaic grid-connected power generation in expressway service area [J]. Highway, 2017,
A lot of research works have been made concerning highway service area or solar technology and acquired great achievements. However, unfortunately, few works have been made combining
California has long been a leader in renewable energy and particularly in solar power. In 2021 the state ranked number one in the nation for solar energy generation. From a successful Million Solar Roofs initiative
The traffic data was used to determine the traffic volume at each service area then the charging demand was simulated using MCS. system perspective considers energy demand and
Self-consistent energy system (SCES) that integrates volatile renewable energy, challenges power system operation of highway service areas. How to evaluate its resilience and energy efficiency is
In order to solve the issue of the requirements for multi-energy loads in a highway service area with electrical and hydrogen charging requirements, and to meet the demands for
Kesses Solar Power Station is a 40MW plant located in Eldoret, about one kilometre east of Eldosol Solar PV Station and Radiant Solar Power Station. The power generation component of the Kesses Solar Power
Generally, the intensity of solar radiation received by a highway is low around sunrise and sunset. Therefore, the potential of solar energy lost during these periods is small, even if the highway is shadowed by surrounding terrain. 4.3. Assessment of the solar energy potential of highways in China
The annual solar energy potential of Chinese highways at the prefecture-level city scale. According to the obtained results, the highway solar energy potential in China is 3,932 TW. Fig. 9 shows that cities with high highway solar energy potential is mostly located in the northwest, north, and south-central parts of China.
To facilitate the large-scale utilization of solar energy on highway slopes, it is necessary to provide practical calculation and assessment methods for the power generation potential in order to support the PV power generation system’s decision-making, planning, and design processes for project-level and network-level applications.
The assessment results of the solar power generation on the slopes of different highway segments are illustrated in Table A7, and the overall solar power generation potential of the studied highway section was found to be 3,896,061.68 kWh in total. 5. Summary and Conclusions
Of these, solar energy, which is clean, renewable, and widely distributed along highways, illustrates great potential in the field of roadway clean energy harvesting to support the energy consumption of infrastructure and vehicles. Moreover, photovoltaic (PV) power generation is commonly used to convert solar energy into electricity [ 4, 5 ].
Furthermore, highway tunnel segments cannot receive solar radiation. When calculating the total solar energy potential of highways, the solar energy received by tunnel segments should be subtracted to achieve a more precise solar energy potential estimate.
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