Solar PV Residential Grid-Tie System for Optimizing Installation and Performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael White ◽  
Ahad Ali
Keyword(s):  
Green Technology ◽  
Residential Home ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Cost Performance ◽  
Resource Investment ◽  
The Us ◽  
Solar Pv System ◽  
And Performance

With the greening of the US power grid most of the available landscape and resource investment lays with residential home owners. Historically homes were not built with green technology in mind. Roof faces do not always face south, nor are they always at optimum angles. Existing homes are often shaded by old growth trees. This paper covers decision-making tools for cost, performance, layout, and labor optimization. It also includes a case study from a residential solar PV system in suburbia Detroit, Michigan; and goes further into possible improvements to the system after initial installation and their cost effectiveness.

scholarly journals Influence of Artificial and Natural Cooling on Performance Parameters of a Solar PV System: A Case Study

IEEE Access ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 29449-29457
Author(s):  
Subhash Chandra ◽  
Arvind Yadav ◽  
Mohd Abdul Rahim Khan ◽  
Mukesh Pushkarna ◽  
Mohit Bajaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Parameters ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv System ◽  
System A ◽  
Solar Pv System

scholarly journals Performance Assessment of Installed Solar PV System: A Case Study of Oke-Agunla in Nigeria

Engineering ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 04 (08) ◽  
pp. 453-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olawale Saheed Ismail ◽  
Olusegun Olufemi Ajide ◽  
Fredrick Akingbesote
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv System ◽  
System A ◽  
Solar Pv System

scholarly journals Assessment of Solar PV Potential and Performance of a Household System in Durban North, Durban, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Williams S. Ebhota ◽  
Pavel Y. Tabakov
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
System Size ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Solar Pv System ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Module Type ◽  
Rooftop Solar

Abstract A rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system is an alternative electricity source that is increasingly being used for households. The potential of solar PV is location dependent that needs to be assessed before installation. This study focuses on the assessment of a solar PV potential of a site on coordinates − 29.853762°, 031.00634°, at Glenmore Crescent, Durban North, South Africa. In addition, it evaluates the performance of a 6 kW installed capacity grid-connected rooftop solar PV system to supply electricity to a household. The results, obtained from PV design and simulation tools – PV*SOL, Solargis prospect and pvPlanner, were used to analyse and establish the site and PV system technical viability. The system’s configuration is as follows: load profile - a 2-Person household with 2-children, energy consumption − 3500 kWh, system size − 6 kWp, installation type - roof mount, PV module type - c-Si - monocrystalline silicon, efficiency − 18.9%, orientation of PV modules -Azimuth 0° and Tilt 30°, inverter 95.9% (Euro efficiency), and no transformer. The results show: meteorological parameters - global horizontal irradiation (GHI) 1659.3 kWh/m2, direct normal irradiation (DNI) 1610.6 kWh/m2, air temperature 20.6°C; performance parameters - annual PV energy 8639 kWh, Specific annual yield 1403 kWh/kWp, performance ratio (PR) 74.9%, avoided CO₂ emissions 5662 kg/year, and solar fraction 42.5 %. The analysis and benchmarking of the results show that the proposed solar PV system under the current conditions is technically viable for household electrification in Durban North, South Africa.

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