scholarly journals Performance analysis of a hypothetical 1-hectare PV plant in the Benguela region. The first year of operation.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Carlos Pinho ◽  
Luís Ramos ◽  
Zenaida Mourão
Keyword(s):  
Average Energy ◽  
Alternate Current ◽  
Total Surface Area ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Emissions Reduction ◽  
First Year ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Energy And Exergy ◽  
Pv Modules

The presents study evaluates the performance of a hypothetical 1-hectare solar photovoltaic (PV) plant located in the Baía Azul Beach, in Benguela, Angola. The first year performance of the plant composed by 2,784 DuoMax 365 PV modules from Trina Solar Company was evaluated by means of the VelaSolaris Polysum software package. The total surface area of the PV modules was of 5,456.64 m2. The annual alternate current electricity production was of 1,511.70 MWh allowing a total of 710.47 tCO2 of CO2 emissions reduction and a performance ratio of 72.8 %. The annual average energy and exergy efficiencies of the PV system were respectively of of 14.3 % and 14.7 %.

scholarly journals Performance Analysis of a Hypothetical 1-Hectare PV Plant in the Benguela Region. The First Year of Operation.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Carlos Pinho ◽  
Luís Ramos ◽  
Zenaida Mourão
Keyword(s):  
Average Energy ◽  
Alternate Current ◽  
Total Surface Area ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Emissions Reduction ◽  
First Year ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Energy And Exergy ◽  
Pv Modules

The presents study evaluates the performance of a hypothetical 1-hectare solar photovoltaic (PV) plant located in the Baía Azul Beach, in Benguela, Angola. The first year performance of the plant composed by 2,784 DuoMax 365 PV modules from Trina Solar Company was evaluated by means of the VelaSolaris Polysum software package. The total surface area of the PV modules was of 5,456.64 m2. The annual alternate current electricity production was of 1,511.70 MWh allowing a total of 710.47 tCO2 of CO2 emissions reduction and a performance ratio of 72.8 %. The annual average energy and exergy efficiencies of the PV system were respectively of of 14.3 % and 14.7 %.

Performance Analysis of 14 MW Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed S Kagilik ◽  
Abduraouf M Tawel
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
First Year ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Local Climate

Many Libyan authorities proposed to investigate the possibility of utilizing a suitable terrain in Libya to add generation capacity of large-scale photovoltaic power plants. In this paper, the first grid-connected PV plant of 14 MWp which will be executed in Hoon city and supported by the Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAOL) is presented. To understand and improve the operational behavior of PV system, a comprehensive study including the plant design and detailed performance analysis under a local climate conditions is performed. Using polycrystalline silicon technology, the first year energy yield is estimated and the monthly system output for this plant is calculated. The performance ratio and various power losses (temperature, irradiance, power electronics, interconnection, etc.) are determined. The PV system supplied 24964 MWh to the grid during the first year giving an average annual overall yield factor 1783 kWh/kWp and average annual performance ratio of the system of 76.9%.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Ground-Mounted vs. Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems Optimized for Interrow Distance between Parallel Arrays

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3639
Author(s):  
Ahmed Bilal Awan ◽  
Mohammed Alghassab ◽  
Muhammad Zubair ◽  
Abdul Rauf Bhatti ◽  
Muhammad Uzair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Energy Output ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Utilization Factor ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Pv Modules ◽  
Mutual Shading ◽  
Land Cost

The aim of this research is to perform an in-depth performance comparison of ground-mounted and rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems. The PV modules are tilted to receive maximum solar irradiance. The efficiency of the PV system decreases due to the mutual shading impact of parallel tilted PV modules. The mutual shading decreases with the increasing interrow distance of parallel PV modules, but a distance that is too large causes an increase in land cost in the case of ground-mounted configuration and a decrease in roof surface shading in the case of rooftop configuration, because larger sections of roof are exposed to sun radiation. Therefore, an optimized interrow distance for the two PV configurations is determined with the aim being to minimize the levelized cost of energy (LCoE) and maximize the energy yield. The model of the building is simulated in EnergyPlus software to determine the cooling load requirement and roof surface temperatures under different shading scenarios. The layout of the rooftop PV system is designed in Helioscope software. A detailed comparison of the two systems is carried out based on energy output, performance ratio, capacity utilization factor (CUF), energy yield, and LCoE. Compared to ground-mounted configuration, the rooftop PV configuration results in a 2.9% increase in CUF, and up to a 23.7% decrease in LCoE. The results of this research show that installing a PV system on a roof has many distinct advantages over ground-mounted PV systems such as the shading of the roof, which leads to the curtailment of the cooling energy requirements of the buildings in hot regions and land cost savings, especially for urban environments.

scholarly journals Performance Analysis of 14 MW Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed S Kagilik ◽  
Abduraouf M Tawel
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
First Year ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Local Climate

Many Libyan authorities proposed to investigate the possibility of utilizing a suitable terrain in Libya to add generation capacity of large-scale photovoltaic power plants. In this paper, the first grid-connected PV plant of 14 MWp which will be executed in Hoon city and supported by the Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAOL) is presented. To understand and improve the operational behavior of PV system, a comprehensive study including the plant design and detailed performance analysis under a local climate conditions is performed. Using polycrystalline silicon technology, the first year energy yield is estimated and the monthly system output for this plant is calculated. The performance ratio and various power losses (temperature, irradiance, power electronics, interconnection, etc.) are determined. The PV system supplied 24964 MWh to the grid during the first year giving an average annual overall yield factor 1783 kWh/kWp and average annual performance ratio of the system of 76.9%.

scholarly journals Performance evaluation of roof top solar photovoltaic systems in Tamilnadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
M. Aravindan ◽  
V. Balaji ◽  
V. Saravanan ◽  
M. Arumugam
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Pv System ◽  
System Output ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Bad Weather ◽  
Performance Results

This manuscript reports the monitored performance results of roof top solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in different parts of Tamilnadu, India. In this work, PV plants of capacities 84 kWp and 18 kWp located at Tirunelveli and Ranipet respectively in Tamilnadu are considered. During an eight month period, of September 2014 to April 2015, these plants had generated 43.99 MWh and 15.55 MWh units of electricity respectively. The average electricity production per day for the considered period of these plants is 181.74 kWh and 62.81 kWh respectively. The performance ratio (PR) of these plants PV1 and PV2 is found to be 0.52 and 0.86 respectively. The characteristics of poly crystalline PV modules and the performance of employed photovoltaic inverters are also analyzed.It is observed that external conditions like climate and bad weather significantly reduces the PV system output, whereas it reduces marginally due to inverter failure as observed from the values of energy yield and performance ratio of these plants. Online monitoring of PV plant with DC/AC line and phase voltages and current waveforms observed for the given day are also presented.

scholarly journals A Financial Evaluation of a Multiple Inclination, Rooftop-Mounted, Photovoltaic System Where Structured Tariffs Apply: A Case Study of a South African Shopping Centre

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1666
Author(s):  
Dirk van Vuuren ◽  
Annlizé Marnewick ◽  
Jan Pretorius
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Shopping Centre ◽  
Roof Structure ◽  
Northerly Direction ◽  
Pv Modules

Fundamental mathematical principles were applied to calculate the return on investment (ROI) of a multiple inclination, rooftop-mounted, photovoltaic (PV) system that is connected to a structured tariff network. Recent history has seen a disproportionate increase in electricity tariffs within South Africa, enabling an increase in the deployment rates of PV technologies. Given the inherent uncertainty associated with simulating the electricity yield of a PV system, it can become difficult to estimate the ROI in advance. This study contributes to existing knowledge by presenting a process for calculating the ROI of a case study rooftop-mounted PV system using mathematical first principles where structured tariffs apply. The PV modules were mounted to a curved roof structure, ranging from 9° towards a southerly direction to 10° towards a northerly direction. The research results indicate that since the PV system is located within the southern hemisphere, the ROI will increase when PV modules are orientated towards the northerly direction to attain a maximum of R0.0059/Wp/Day at 10°, and a minimum of R0.0025/Wp/Day at 9° towards the southerly direction in the winter season. Summer maximum ROI yielded an average of between R0.0050/Wp/Day and R0.0052/Wp/Day, irrespective of the angle of inclination of the PV modules. It was concluded that PV systems must be designed to favour winter electricity production for increased ROI where structured tariffs apply within a South African context.

scholarly journals Performance Analysis of 3kW Residential Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System with Microinverter Topology using System Advisor Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1294-1297
Author(s):  
Shubham Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Independent Experiment ◽  
First Year ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Pv System

Abstract: Grid connected rooftop PV systems are the most common form of solar energy utilization that helps home owners to reduce carbon footprint and save money in utility bills. This project focuses on the design and modelling of a 3KW residential PV system connected to a 240V single phase grid. The purpose of this study was to conduct an independent experiment on a photovoltaic system with microinverters, to determine their performance characteristics in shaded and unshaded conditions. The systems have fixed tilt angle and fixed azimuth angle. In order to analyse the performance of the systems, the Energy Yield, Performance Ratio, Capacity factor and Annual Energy have been used. This allowed to obtain reliable metrics even with different Irradiance values and different Peak Powers. In the conventional central inverters, several strings of PV modules are combined in order to achieve the power required from the inverter to operate. Strings are connected in parallel and then these strings are led to the inverter after running several meters of DC cables. These cables are often very thick and as a result are very expensive while at the same time, they add losses to the overall system. On the other hand, AC cables are much less expensive and they have fewer losses. A residential system was designed in SAM using specific weather data. The simulation results supported the fact that micro inverters perform well in both shaded and non-shaded conditions. A significant advantage of Micro Inverters is the avoidance of shading losses and mismatch among different PV technologies which consists a great challenge on PV installations. The String Inverter system produced an annual energy of 4763 kWh in the first year with no shading and 4286 kWh in the first year with shading losses. Keywords: Inverters, Photovoltaic cells, Photovoltaic systems, Solar energy, Solar panels.

scholarly journals Performance Enhancement of Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic System: Artificial Neural Network Optimization of Ground Coverage Ratio

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1537
Author(s):  
Ali S. Alghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural Network ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Coverage Ratio ◽  
Hot Climate ◽  
Pv Modules ◽  
Ground Coverage ◽  
Artificial Neural

Buildings in hot climate areas are responsible for high energy consumption due to high cooling load requirements which lead to high greenhouse gas emissions. In order to curtail the stress on the national grid and reduce the atmospheric emissions, it is of prime importance that buildings produce their own onsite electrical energy using renewable energy resources. Photovoltaic (PV) technology is the most favorable option to produce onsite electricity in buildings. Installation of PV modules on the roof of the buildings in hot climate areas has a twofold advantage of acting as a shading device for the roof to reduce the cooling energy requirement of the building while producing electricity. A high ground coverage ratio provides more shading, but it decreases the efficiency of the PV system because of self-shading of the PV modules. The aim of this paper was to determine the optimal value of the ground coverage ratio which gives maximum overall performance of the roof-mounted PV system by considering roof surface shading and self-shading of the parallel PV modules. An unsupervised artificial neural network approach was implemented for Net levelized cost of energy (Net-LCOE) optimization. The gradient decent learning rule was used to optimize the network connection weights and the optimal ground coverage ratio was obtained. The proposed optimized roof-mounted PV system was shown to have many distinct performance advantages over a typical ground-mounted PV configuration such as 2.9% better capacity factor, 15.9% more energy yield, 40% high performance ratio, 14.4% less LCOE, and 18.6% shorter payback period. The research work validates that a roof-mounted PV system in a hot climate area is a very useful option to meet the energy demand of buildings.

Comparison Position of Solar PV System : College Learning Building South Lampung

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rishal Asri
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Solar Pv System ◽  
College Learning ◽  
A Performance

Sunlight is energy that can be converted into electrical energy. One of the uses is by applying it to the roof ofthe building. The application in this building has restrictions such as the placement of the PV moduleshorizontally and vertically. In the study comparing the results of energy obtained from the PV system withhorizontal and vertical positions with a standard degree angle in the direction of azimuth sunlight. Positionusing the horizontal produces more energy and reaches a performance ratio of more than 80%.

scholarly journals Techno-economic feasibility analysis of a 3-kW PV system installation in Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramhari Poudyal ◽  
Pavel Loskot ◽  
Ranjan Parajuli
Keyword(s):  
Net Present Value ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Energy Output ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Pv System

AbstractThis study investigates the techno-economic feasibility of installing a 3-kilowatt-peak (kWp) photovoltaic (PV) system in Kathmandu, Nepal. The study also analyses the importance of scaling up the share of solar energy to contribute to the country's overall energy generation mix. The technical viability of the designed PV system is assessed using PVsyst and Meteonorm simulation software. The performance indicators adopted in our study are the electric energy output, performance ratio, and the economic returns including the levelised cost and the net present value of energy production. The key parameters used in simulations are site-specific meteorological data, solar irradiance, PV capacity factor, and the price of electricity. The achieved PV system efficiency and the performance ratio are 17% and 84%, respectively. The demand–supply gap has been estimated assuming the load profile of a typical household in Kathmandu under the enhanced use of electric appliances. Our results show that the 3-kWp PV system can generate 100% of electricity consumed by a typical residential household in Kathmandu. The calculated levelised cost of energy for the PV system considered is 0.06 $/kWh, and the corresponding rate of investment is 87%. The payback period is estimated to be 8.6 years. The installation of the designed solar PV system could save 10.33 tons of CO2 emission over its lifetime. Overall, the PV systems with 3 kWp capacity appear to be a viable solution to secure a sufficient amount of electricity for most households in Kathmandu city.

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