An approach of the spatial planning of a photovoltaic park using the Constructal Theory

In this paper, a study performed on two different methods for a spatial planning of a photovoltaic (PV) park. Special attention is given to the Constructal Theory (CT) design method and the criteria required for the PV park design. Based on the aforementioned theory, a spatial planning applied for a PV park, focusing mainly on the wires transition losses of alternative current (AC). An analytical comparison applied on the efficiencies of the two different park design methods, CT and common. In conclusion, the pros and cons of different types of spatial planning design, depending on the park installed power, examined by the results. The economic performance of the two low-power design parks (<200 KW) were similar. Therefore, the economic performance of the CT design for installed power between 200 KW and 1 MW performed slightly better compared to the economic efficiency of the common. Significant difference in the structural design starts to appear for higher power (>1 MW), therefore it makes sense the investigation of the implementation of the structural design in the PV park.