BEKP 4843 MID-TERM

20 MAY 2020
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

QUESTION 1 (5 marks) - LO2

Mr. Vincent is an RE consultant for Roda Putar Sdn Bhd and is currently doing a site assessment
for his new wind farm project. During an inspection, he noticed that the selected potential area
yields irregular winds speed. In principle, if the rotor is moving too fast, turbulence caused by one
blade would immediately affect the the blades that follows. But if it is too slow, most of the wind
will pass by the rotor without being captured by the blades. What are the best solutions to overcome
the abovementioned issues? (*location remain the same)
QUESTION 2 (20 marks) (SET A) - LO3
a) You are given the following set of information:
Location Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates 6.2088° S, 106.8456° E
Date 15 August 2020
Local Time (LT) 2:30 pm
UTC/GMT +7

Calculate the following:

i) Declination angle
(1 mark)
ii) Local Solar Time (LST)
(3 marks)
iii) Sunrise and sunset times
(3 marks)
iv) Altitude angle
(2 marks)
v) Azimuth angle
(2 marks)

b) Your are given a scenario to evaluate PV module performance based on the following
parameters:
Module Parameters Pmax (W) 230
Voc (V) 36.4
Isc (A) 8.7
Vmp (V) 29.2
Imp (A) 7.9
voc (%/deg C) -0.36
_isc (%/deg C) 0.065
_pmp (%/deg C) -0.5
NOCT 47

Weather Conditions G (W/m2) 750

T_amb (deg C) 35
Derating Factors kdirt (%) 4
kmm (%) 1.5
Determine the values under real operating conditions (ROC) for the following parameters:
i) Open-circuit voltage
(3 marks)
ii) Short-circuit current
(3 marks)
iii) Maximum power
(3 marks)