Explore the Energy Performance of a University Building Integrated with Solar PV and Energy Storage

Abstract

In order to explore the energy performance of a university building integrated with solar PV and energy storage, in this paper, DesignBuilder was used to establish the teaching building model and calculate the load based on the characteristics of the teaching building of a university, a simulation model of the photovoltaic & energy storage integrated system was built with TRNSYS. Then analysing the energy performance and economy of the system. The results show that, from the overall demand, the solar electricity generation capacity of the photovoltaic & energy storage integrated teaching building can basically meet the demand for air conditioning electricity, and there is more remaining electricity for the electricity grid. The energy performance of the system in different seasons (summer, spring and autumn transition season, winter) and the complementarity among various electric quantities are studied, including electricity consumption, electricity generation, municipal electricity supply, remaining electricity on grid, battery charge, battery discharge. The economic analysis of the system shows that Solar fraction (SF)=0.93, Self-Consumption Ratio (SCR)=0.13, Return on Investment (ROI)=0.219 years, Payback Period (PBP)=4.75 years, which proves its feasibility.