Version 7.1.

PVsyst - Simulation report

Grid-Connected System

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Project: Capstone Project Fall 20-21
Variant: Project simulation variant
Tables on a building
System power: 209 kWp
Chāndara - Bangladesh

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 Project: Capstone Project Fall 20-21
Variant: Project simulation variant

PVsyst V7.1.2
VC0, Simulation date:
16/01/21 20:38
with v7.1.2

Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
Chāndara Latitude 24.04 °N Albedo 0.20
Bangladesh Longitude 90.26 °E
Altitude 15 m

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Time zone UTC+6

Meteo data
Chāndara
Meteonorm 7.3 (1981-2010), Sat=100% - Synthetic

System summary
Grid-Connected System Tables on a building
Simulation for year no 25

PV Field Orientation Near Shadings User's needs

Fixed plane Linear shadings Unlimited load (grid)
Tilt/Azimuth 25 / 0 °

System information

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PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 522 units Nb. of units 3 units
Pnom total 209 kWp Pnom total 180 kWac
Grid power limit 1000 kWac
Grid lim. Pnom ratio 0.209

Results summary
Produced Energy 247.5 MWh/year Specific production 1185 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 60.86 %

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
P50 - P90 evaluation 9
Cost of the system 10
CO₂ Emission Balance 11

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PVsyst V7.1.2
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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 plane Nb. of sheds 522 units Transposition Perez
Tilt/Azimuth 25 / 0 ° Sizes Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm
Sheds spacing 1.95 m Circumsolar separate
Collector width 2.15 m
Ground Cov. Ratio (GCR) 110.1 %
Shading limit angle
Limit profile angle 89.8 °

Horizon Near Shadings User's needs

Free Horizon Linear shadings Unlimited load (grid)

Grid power limitation

Active Power 1000 kWac
Pnom ratio 0.209

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PV Array Characteristics
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer Generic Manufacturer Generic
Model Mono 400 Wp 72 cells Model 60 kWac string inverter
(Original PVsyst database) (Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power 400 Wp Unit Nom. Power 60.0 kWac
Number of PV modules 522 units Number of inverters 3 units
Nominal (STC) 209 kWp Total power 180 kWac
Modules 18 Strings x 29 In series Operating voltage 500-1450 V
At operating cond. (50°C) Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.16
Pmpp 189 kWp
U mpp 1000 V
I mpp 189 A

Total PV power Total inverter power

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Nominal (STC) 209 kWp Total power 180 kWac
Total 522 modules Nb. of inverters 3 units
Module area 1170 m² Pnom ratio 1.16
Cell area 519 m²

Array losses
Array Soiling Losses
Average loss Fraction 3.0 %

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%

Thermal Loss factor DC wiring losses Serie Diode Loss

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Module temperature according to irradiance Global array res. 84 mΩ Voltage drop 0.7 V
Uc (const) 20.0 W/m²K Loss Fraction 1.4 % at STC Loss Fraction 0.1 % at STC
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s

LID - Light Induced Degradation Module Quality Loss Module mismatch losses
Loss Fraction 2.0 % Loss Fraction -0.4 % Loss Fraction 2.0 % at MPP

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PVsyst V7.1.2
VC0, Simulation date:
16/01/21 20:38
with v7.1.2

Array losses
Strings Mismatch loss Module average degradation
Loss Fraction 0.1 % Year no 25
Loss factor 0.4 %/year
Mismatch due to degradation

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Imp RMS dispersion 0.4 %/year
Vmp RMS dispersion 0.4 %/year

IAM loss factor

Incidence effect (IAM): Fresnel AR coating, n(glass)=1.526, n(AR)=1.290

0° 30° 50° 60° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90°

1.000 0.999 0.987 0.962 0.892 0.816 0.681 0.440 0.000

Spectral correction
FirstSolar model

Coefficient Set C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
0 0 0 0 0 0

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Unavailability of the system
Time fraction 2.0 %
7.3 days,
5 periods
System losses
Auxiliaries loss

AC wiring losses
Inv. output line up to injection point
Inverter voltage 800 Vac tri
Loss Fraction 0.4 % at STC
Inverter: 60 kWac string inverter

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Wire section (3 Inv.) Copper 3 x 3 x 25 mm²
Average wires length 50 m

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PVsyst V7.1.2
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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 247.5 MWh/year Specific production 1185 kWh/kWp/year
Performance Ratio PR 60.86 %

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Normalized productions (per installed kWp) Performance Ratio PR

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January
GlobHor
kWh/m²
125.7
DiffHor
kWh/m²
52.7
Balances and main results

T_Amb
°C
17.09
GlobInc
kWh/m²
165.5
GlobEff
kWh/m²
155.7
EArray
MWh
24.75
E_Grid
MWh
21.32
PR
ratio
0.617
February 137.1 56.3 20.66 166.2 156.9 24.22 20.99 0.605
March 173.3 79.2 25.26 190.1 178.7 27.01 24.65 0.621
April 178.9 90.6 27.37 179.2 167.5 25.23 22.94 0.613
May 180.5 106.4 28.06 169.3 157.3 23.88 20.49 0.580
June 145.1 98.0 27.71 133.0 122.6 18.84 15.85 0.571
July 148.8 89.1 28.18 136.5 126.1 19.25 16.87 0.592
August 144.4 92.2 28.41 138.5 128.0 19.59 17.31 0.598

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September 143.5 79.7 27.63 149.2 138.9 21.15 18.94 0.608
October 142.8 66.8 26.76 164.5 154.4 23.49 21.31 0.621
November 139.0 42.5 22.81 183.1 173.0 26.58 24.47 0.640
December 126.4 47.0 18.91 172.2 162.1 25.54 22.32 0.621
Year 1785.7 900.5 24.92 1947.2 1821.2 279.52 247.46 0.609

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
1786 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation
+9.0% Global incident in coll. plane

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-1.74% Near Shadings: irradiance loss

-1.87% IAM factor on global

-3.00% Soiling loss factor

1821 kWh/m² * 1170 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 17.83% PV conversion

380.0 MWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)

-9.80% Module Degradation Loss ( for year #25)

-0.46% PV loss due to irradiance level

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-9.67% PV loss due to temperature

+0.31% Spectral correction

+0.38% Module quality loss

-2.00% LID - Light induced degradation

-7.13% Mismatch loss, modules and strings

(including 5% for degradation dispersion

-1.04% Ohmic wiring loss

279.5 MWh Array virtual energy at MPP
-1.80% Inverter Loss during operation (efficiency)

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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
274.5 MWh Available Energy at Inverter Output

-7.53% Auxiliaries (fans, other)

-0.19% AC ohmic loss

-2.32% System unavailability

0.00% Unused energy (grid limitation)

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247.5 MWh Energy injected into grid

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PVsyst V7.1.2
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Special graphs
Daily Input/Output diagram

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System Output Power Distribution

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P50 - P90 evaluation

Meteo data Simulation and parameters uncertainties
Meteo data Meteonorm
source 7.3 (1981-2010), Sat=100% PV module modelling/parameters 1.0 %
Kind Monthly averages Inverter efficiency uncertainty 0.5 %
Synthetic - Multi-year average Soiling and mismatch uncertainties 1.0 %

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Year-to-year variability(Variance) 5.0 % Degradation uncertainty 1.0 %
Specified Deviation
Climate change 0.5 %

Global variability (meteo + system) Annual production probability

Variability (Quadratic sum) 5.3 % Variability 13 MWh
P50 249 MWh
P90 232 MWh
P75 240 MWh

Probability distribution

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Cost of the system

Installation costs

Item Quantity Cost Total

units EUR EUR

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Total 0.00
Depreciable asset 0.00

Operating costs

Item Total
EUR/year
Total (OPEX) 0.00

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

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Produced Energy 247 MWh/year
Cost of produced energy (LCOE) 0.000 EUR/kWh

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CO₂ Emission Balance

Total: 3382.6 tCO₂
Generated emissions Saved CO₂ Emission vs. Time
Total: 379.11 tCO₂
Source: Detailed calculation from table below:

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Replaced Emissions
Total: 4335.4 tCO₂
System production: 247.46 MWh/yr
Grid Lifecycle Emissions: 584 gCO₂/kWh
Source: IEA List
Country: Bangladesh
Lifetime: 30 years
Annual degradation: 1.0 %

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Modules
Supports
LCE

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

Quantity

209 kWp
5220 kg
Subtotal
[kgCO₂]
357616
20333
Inverters 386 kgCO2/units 3.00 units 1158

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