TITLE:
Estimating the Input Power of a Power Plant Using the Efficiency of the Inverter
AUTHORS:
Toussaint Tilado Guingane, Sosthène Tassembedo, Eric Korsaga, Dominique Bonkoungou, Zacharie Koalaga, François Zougmore
KEYWORDS:
Estimation, Data, Missing, Input, Power, Efficiency, Inverter
JOURNAL NAME:
Smart Grid and Renewable Energy,
Vol.15 No.3,
March
29,
2024
ABSTRACT: The study focuses on estimating the input power of a power plant from available data, using the theoretical inverter efficiency as the key parameter. The paper addresses the problem of missing data in power generation systems and proposes an approach based on the efficiency formula widely documented in the literature. In the absence of input data, this method makes it possible to estimate the plant’s input power using data extracted from the site, in particular that provided by the Ministry of the Environment. The importance of this study lies in the need to accurately determine the input power in order to assess the overall performance of the energy system.