scholarly journals Design and Simulation of a PV System Operating in Grid-Connected and Stand-Alone Modes for Areas of Daily Grid Blackouts

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moien A. Omar ◽  
Marwan M. Mahmoud
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
State Of Charge ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Real Problem ◽  
Storage Battery ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Daily Energy ◽  
Battery State Of Charge ◽  
Continuous Power

The electricity in Gaza, Palestine, is limited and scheduled for 4-10 hours per day due to political reasons. This status represents a real problem for different sectors. This paper presents an effective solution especially for the energy supply problem in the residential sector by using an unconventional PV system which operates in stand-alone and grid-connected modes. The system includes a storage battery block with a proper capacity to secure for continuous power supply of a residential house with a daily energy load of 10 kWh. It was found that an unconventional PV system of 3.2 kWp and a storage battery block of 19.2 kWh will be able to cover the total daily energy demands of the house including the outlined electricity cutoff hours. The design of this system and specifics of its components are presented in this paper. The system was simulated by Matlab software, where the daily load curve, grid cutoff hours, and the monthly solar radiation are considered. The obtained simulation results show that the produced PV energy exceeds the load demands during nine months of the year, and thereby, a high battery state of charge (SOC) in the range of 73-84% is achieved. During the three months of the lowest solar radiation (Dec.-Feb.), the produced PV energy is equal to the load demand while the battery state of charge varies in the range of 40-49% which verifies the appropriateness of the proposed PV system. The daily energy yield of the PV system varies between 2.6 and 5.4 kWh/kWp in January and July, respectively, which corresponds to a performance ratio of 90% and 66.25%, respectively.

scholarly journals Performance Analyses of 15 kW Grid-Tied Photo Voltaic Solar System Type under Baghdad city climate

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Nibras Mahmood Obaid ◽  
Emad T. Hashim ◽  
Naseer K. Kasim
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Average Power ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Solar Array ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Current Output ◽  
Performance Analyses

The performance analyses of 15 kWp (kW peak) Grid -Tied solar PV system (that considered first of its type) implemented at the Training and Energy Research Center Subsidiary of Iraqi Ministry of Electricity in Baghdad city has been achieved. The system consists of 72 modules arranged in 6 strings were each string contains 12 modules connected in series to increase the voltage output while these strings connected in parallel to increase the current output. According to the observed duration, the reference daily yields, array daily yields and final daily yields of this system were (5.9, 4.56, 4.4) kWh/kWp/day respectively. The energy yield was 1585 kWh/kWp/year while the annual total solar irradiation received by solar array system was 1986.4kWh/m2. The average power losses per day of array, system losses and overall losses were (1.38, 0.15, 1.53) kWh/kWp/day respectively. The average capacity factor and performance ratio per year were 18.4% and 75.5% respectively. These results highlighted the performance analyses of this PV solar system located in Baghdad city. The performance can be considered as good and significant comparing with other world PV solar stations.  

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 780 Wp Rooftop Solar PV Power Backup System in Western Kenya

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Wilkins K. Cheruiyot ◽  
Joel K. Tonui ◽  
Samuel C. Limo
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Output Power ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Energy Output ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
Pv Array ◽  
Backup System

Aim: This study aimed to carry out performance analysis of a 780 Wp PV power backup system installed at a learning institution in Western. Study design: To achieve this goal, site solar radiation received, ambient temperatures, dc current and dc voltages were measured in order to carry out performance evaluation of the PV backup system. Place and Duration of Study: Department of electronics and electrical, Kaiboi Technical Training Institute in Nandi County, western Kenya was studied, between January 2020 and December 2020. Methodology: Performance of any PV system depends on the operating conditions (solar radiation, ambient/module temperature, etc.) available at the site (geolocation dependent), installation (tilt and orientation) of the arrays, and finally proper system sizing (PV array, battery, BOS). In this paper, standard performance parameters reported in literature were utilized to evaluate the performance of the studied PV backup system. The array comprises of four panels interconnected in series/parallel to produce an output power rating of 780 W. A Pyranometer was mounted on the plane of array (POA) to measure solar radiation intercepted by the PV array where daily data were acquired at an interval of five minutes. I-v data were also recorded. Different literature was reviewed to identify the way to do this work. Results: Based on the performance of the studied PV system, results obtained show that annual effective energy output is 3412.94 kWh, array efficiency range between 11.6% to 14.1% depending on amount of solar radiation, array yield of 4.88 kWh/kW, reference yield of 5.5 kWh/kW, annual average performance ratio of 76.3% and average array capture losses of 0.52 kWh/kW. Conclusion: It found that the PV backup system need ~5-6 hours to operate at the array’s rated output power, and that the PV backup system performance is adequate with regard to yield and performance ratios.

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.

Energy Prediction of PV Systems with Sun Tracking

2013 ◽  
Vol 448-453 ◽  
pp. 1491-1496
Author(s):  
Meng Nan Cao ◽  
Ying Ning Qiu ◽  
Hao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Power Fluctuation ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Energy Prediction ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Declination Angle ◽  
Shading Effects

The energy yield of PV system with different material, declination angle and land covering ratio are presented. Comparisons are made between two Chinese cities, Beijing and Nanjing. Shading effects are also investigated for the PV systems energy yield calculation. It shows that by neglecting the losses due to weather and the temperature effects, for the location with higher latitude (such as Beijing) the PV system installed with double junction solar cells (micromorph silicon) is predicted to have lower Performance Ratio than that with mono-crystalline silicon and multi-crystalline silicon. An optimum row spacing of a PV system should be considered for limited occupation area. The criteria above are important for large scale PV system design and its efficiency maximization. The simulation is useful to predict the power fluctuation delivered by PV system due to the spectral, seasonal variation and geometry difference.

scholarly journals Effect of Ambient Temperature on Performance of Grid-Connected Inverter Installed in Thailand

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamonpan Chumpolrat ◽  
Vichit Sangsuwan ◽  
Nuttakarn Udomdachanut ◽  
Songkiate Kittisontirak ◽  
Sasiwimon Songtrai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
High Irradiance ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Grid Connected Inverter

The effects of temperature on performance of a grid-connected inverter, and also on a photovoltaic (PV) system installed in Thailand have been investigated. It was found that the maximum efficiency of the inverter showed 2.5% drop when ambient temperature was above 37°C. The inverter performed efficiently in November and December, the months of high irradiance, and monthly average ambient temperature of lower than 35°C, allowing relatively high system performance ratio in this period. Our results show that high temperature provides negative impacts not only on the PV modules, but also on the performance of the inverter. Thus, the effect of temperature on the inverter efficiency should be taken into account when predicting energy yield or analyzing losses of the PV systems—especially in high temperature regions.

scholarly journals The Analysis Performance of a Grid-Connected 8.2 kWp Photovoltaic System in the Patagonia Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9227
Author(s):  
Humberto Vidal ◽  
Marco Rivera ◽  
Patrick Wheeler ◽  
Nicolás Vicencio
Keyword(s):  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Electrical Grid ◽  
Information Sets ◽  
Electrical Loads

Solar PV structures for locations at high latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are increasingly in the spotlight. The work reported in this paper analyses the behaviour of a grid-connected 8.2 kWp photovoltaic system to either feed on-site electrical loads (a public institution, Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), located 5.5 km south of Punta Arenas, lat. 53° S) or to feed into the electrical grid when the photovoltaic system generation is higher than the on-site load demand. The system simulation uses the PVSyst software with Meteonorm derived and measured climate information sets (ambient temperature, solar irradiation and wind speed). The agreement between the simulated and measured energy yield is analysed including the evaluation of the optimal generation energy of the PV array, the energy that is fed into the network, the performance ratio, and the normalised energy generation per installed kWp. The PV system considered in this work generates 7005.3 kWh/year, out of which only 6778 kWh/year are injected into the grid. The measured annual performance ratio is around 89%. The normalised productions of the inverter output or final system yield, i.e., useful energy, is 3.6 kWh/kWp/day. The measured annual average capacity factor obtained from this study is 15.1%. These performance parameters will encourage greater use of photovoltaic technology in the Chilean Patagonia region.

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.

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