Version 7.2.

PVsyst - Simulation report

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Tables on a building
System power: 123 kWp
Thiruvananthapuram - India

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PVsyst V7.2.1
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Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
Thiruvananthapuram Latitude 8.47 °N Albedo 0.20
India Longitude 76.95 °E
Altitude 17 m

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Time zone UTC+5

Meteo data
Thiruvananthapuram
MeteoNorm 8.0 station - Synthetic

System summary
Grid-Connected System Tables on a building

PV Field Orientation Near Shadings User's needs

Fixed planes 2 orientations Linear shadings Unlimited load (grid)
Tilts/azimuths 8 / 180 °
8/0°

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System information
PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 366 units Nb. of units 3.3 units
Pnom total 123 kWp Pnom total 120 kWac
Pnom ratio 1.022

Results summary
Produced Energy 181.4 MWh/year Specific production 1479 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 81.22 %

Table of contents
Project and results summary 2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Near shading definition - Iso-shadings diagram 5

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Main results 6
Loss diagram 7
Special graphs 8
Cost of the system 9
CO₂ Emission Balance 10

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General parameters
Grid-Connected System Tables on a building

PV Field Orientation
Orientation Sheds configuration Models used

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Fixed planes 2 orientations Nb. of sheds 366 units Transposition Perez
Tilts/azimuths 8 / 180 ° Sizes Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm
8/0° Sheds spacing 1.02 m Circumsolar separate
Collector width 1.00 m
Ground Cov. Ratio (GCR) 98.3 %
Shading limit angle
Limit profile angle 79.1 °

Horizon Near Shadings User's needs

Free Horizon Linear shadings Unlimited load (grid)

PV Array Characteristics
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer Generic Manufacturer Generic

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Model
(Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power
Number of PV modules
Nominal (STC)

Array #1 - PV Array
Eldora VSP.72.335.03.04

335 Wp
366 units
123 kWp
Model
(Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power
Number of inverters
Total power
SG36KTL-M

36.0 kWac
3.3 units
120 kWac

Mixed orient.
#1/2: 13/11 strings
Tilt/Azimuth 8/180 °
8/0 °
Number of PV modules 336 units Number of inverters 3 units
Nominal (STC) 113 kWp Total power 108 kWac
Modules 24 Strings x 14 In series

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At operating cond. (50°C) Operating voltage 200-950 V
Pmpp 101 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.04
U mpp 475 V
I mpp 213 A

Array #2 - Sub-array #2
Orientation #2
Tilt/Azimuth 8/0 °
Number of PV modules 30 units Number of inverters 1 * MPPT 33% 0.3 units
Nominal (STC) 10.05 kWp Total power 12.0 kWac
Modules 2 Strings x 15 In series
At operating cond. (50°C) Operating voltage 200-950 V
Pmpp 9.02 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 0.84
U mpp 509 V
I mpp 18 A

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Total PV power
Nominal (STC)
Total
Module area
123 kWp
366 modules
710 m²
Total inverter power
Total power
Nb. of inverters

Pnom ratio
120 kWac
4 units
0.7 unused
1.02

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Array losses
Array Soiling Losses Thermal Loss factor Module Quality Loss
Loss Fraction 2.0 % Module temperature according to irradiance Loss Fraction -0.8 %
Uc (const) 29.0 W/m²K
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s

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Module mismatch losses
Loss Fraction

IAM loss factor

0° 30°
2.0 % at MPP

50°
Strings Mismatch loss
Loss Fraction

Incidence effect (IAM): Fresnel smooth glass, n = 1.526

60° 70°
0.1 %

75° 80° 85° 90°

1.000 0.998 0.981 0.948 0.862 0.776 0.636 0.403 0.000

DC wiring losses
Global wiring resistance 10 mΩ
Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC

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Array #1 - PV Array
Global array res.
Loss Fraction
38 mΩ
1.5 % at STC
Array #2 - Sub-array #2
Global array res.
Loss Fraction
485 mΩ
1.5 % at STC

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Near shadings parameter

Perspective of the PV-field and surrounding shading scene

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Main results
System Production
Produced Energy 181.4 MWh/year Specific production 1479 kWh/kWp/year
Performance Ratio PR 81.22 %

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Normalized productions (per installed kWp) Performance Ratio PR

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January
GlobHor
kWh/m²
164.3
DiffHor
kWh/m²
73.60
Balances and main results

T_Amb
°C
28.00
GlobInc
kWh/m²
163.9
GlobEff
kWh/m²
149.2
EArray
MWh
16.26
E_Grid
MWh
16.03
PR
ratio
0.798
February 159.7 70.40 28.00 159.2 147.1 15.97 15.74 0.806
March 181.8 82.60 28.90 181.2 168.8 18.20 17.95 0.808
April 161.7 83.60 28.70 161.1 150.1 16.31 16.08 0.814
May 155.1 88.90 28.60 154.3 143.2 15.63 15.41 0.815
June 144.0 76.80 26.80 143.4 133.1 14.67 14.46 0.822
July 142.7 80.10 26.90 142.1 131.7 14.54 14.33 0.823
August 155.6 88.20 26.90 154.9 143.8 15.84 15.61 0.822

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September 156.5 76.30 26.60 155.9 144.9 15.89 15.66 0.820
October 147.3 83.60 27.00 146.5 134.6 14.81 14.60 0.813
November 126.7 66.70 26.70 126.2 114.6 12.65 12.47 0.806
December 133.1 71.10 26.39 132.6 119.5 13.22 13.03 0.801
Year 1828.5 941.90 27.46 1821.5 1680.7 183.98 181.39 0.812

Legends
GlobHor Global horizontal irradiation EArray Effective energy at the output of the array
DiffHor Horizontal diffuse irradiation E_Grid Energy injected into grid
T_Amb Ambient Temperature PR Performance Ratio
GlobInc Global incident in coll. plane
GlobEff Effective Global, corr. for IAM and shadings

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Loss diagram
1829 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation

-0.39% Global incident in coll. plane

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-3.24% Near Shadings: irradiance loss

-2.69% IAM factor on global

-2.00% Soiling loss factor

1681 kWh/m² * 710 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 17.28% PV conversion

206.2 MWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)

-0.66% PV loss due to irradiance level

-8.07% PV loss due to temperature

+0.75% Module quality loss

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-2.10% Mismatch loss, modules and strings
-0.96% Ohmic wiring loss
-0.01% Mixed orientation mismatch loss
184.0 MWh Array virtual energy at MPP
-1.40% Inverter Loss during operation (efficiency)
0.00% Inverter Loss over nominal inv. power
0.00% Inverter Loss due to max. input current
0.00% Inverter Loss over nominal inv. voltage
-0.01% Inverter Loss due to power threshold
0.00% Inverter Loss due to voltage threshold
181.4 MWh Available Energy at Inverter Output

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181.4 MWh Energy injected into grid

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Special graphs
Daily Input/Output diagram

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System Output Power Distribution

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Cost of the system

Installation costs

Item Quantity Cost Total

units INR INR

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Total 0.00
Depreciable asset 0.00

Operating costs

Item Total
INR/year
Total (OPEX) 0.00

System summary
Total installation cost 0.00 INR
Operating costs 0.00 INR/year

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Produced Energy 181 MWh/year
Cost of produced energy (LCOE) 0.000 INR/kWh

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CO₂ Emission Balance

Total: 4184.7 tCO₂
Generated emissions Saved CO₂ Emission vs. Time
Total: 234.70 tCO₂
Source: Detailed calculation from table below:

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Replaced Emissions
Total: 5093.5 tCO₂
System production: 181.39 MWh/yr
Grid Lifecycle Emissions: 936 gCO₂/kWh
Source: IEA List
Country: India
Lifetime: 30 years
Annual degradation: 1.0 %

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Modules
Supports
LCE

1713 kgCO2/kWp
6.24 kgCO2/kg
System Lifecycle Emissions Details

Quantity

123 kWp
3660 kg
Subtotal
[kgCO₂]
209997
22850
Inverters 619 kgCO2/units 3.00 units 1856

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