A practical optimization method for designing large PV plantsA practical optimization method for designing large PV plants Πλήρης Δημοσίευση σε Συνέδριο Conference Full Paper 2015-11-082011enNowadays Photovoltaic (PV) plants have multi MW sizes, the biggest plants reaching tens of MW of capacity. Such large-scale PV plants are made up of several thousands of PV panels, each panel being in the range of 150-350W. This means that the design of a Large PV power plant is a big challenge and configuring such a plant should be implemented taking into consideration not only the cost of the installation, but also the Annual Energy Production, the Performance Ratio and the Levelized Cost Of Energy. In this paper, an algorithm is presented including the most important models of the PV system, that optimizes the structure of the plant based on predefined targets, such as the minimum Levelized Cost Of Energy.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2051-2056 International Symposium on Industrial Electronics Koutroulis Eftychios Κουτρουλης Ευτυχιος Kerekes,T Eyigün, S Teodorescu ,R Katsanevakis,M Sera ,D Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Photovoltaic energy systems Photovoltaic facilities Photovoltaic power plants Photovoltaic solar generating plants Power plants, Photovoltaic Power systems, Photovoltaic photovoltaic power systems photovoltaic energy systems photovoltaic facilities photovoltaic power plants photovoltaic solar generating plants power plants photovoltaic power systems photovoltaic