Version 7.3.

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PVsyst - Simulation report
Standalone system
Project: PROJET ENERGETIQUE
Variant: Nouvelle variante de simulation
Standalone system with batteries
System power: 1170 Wp

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Commune de Kiota – République du NIGER - Afrique de l’Ouest

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PVsyst V7.3.3
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Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
De Aar/Deaar Latitude -30.69 °S Albedo 0.20
Afrique Du Sud Longitude 24.02 °E
Altitude 1266 m
Time zone UTC+2

Meteo data
De Aar/Deaar

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MeteoNorm 8.1 station - Synthétique

System summary

PVsyst T
Standalone system Standalone system with batteries

PV Field Orientation User's needs

Fixed plane Daily household consumers
Tilt/Azimuth 30 / 0 ° Constant over the year
Average 6.6 kWh/Day

System information
PV Array Battery pack
Nb. of modules 2 units Technology Lead-acid, vented, tubular
Pnom total 1170 Wp Nb. of units 24 units
Voltage 24 V
Capacity 1460 Ah

Results summary

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Useful energy from solar2224.27 kWh/year
Missing Energy
Excess (unused)
175.24 kWh/year

Project and results summary

0.02 kWh/year
Specific production 1901 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR
Available solar energy 2384.54 kWh/year

Table of contents
Solar Fraction SF
78.23 %
92.70 %

2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Detailed User's needs 4
Main results 5
Loss diagram 6
Predef. graphs 7
Cost of the system 8

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General parameters
Standalone system Standalone system with batteries
PV Field Orientation
Orientation Sheds configuration Models used
Fixed plane No 3D scene defined Transposition Perez
Tilt/Azimuth 30 / 0 ° Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm
Circumsolar separate

User's needs
Daily household consumers
Constant over the year
Average 6.6 kWh/Day

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PV module
Manufacturer
Model
(Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power
PV Array Characteristics

Generic
JKM585M-7RL4-V

585 Wp
Battery
Manufacturer
Model
Technology
Nb. of units
2V 6 RES OPzS 965
Generic

Lead-acid, vented, tubular

2 in parallel x 12 in series
Number of PV modules 2 units Discharging min. SOC 20.0 %
Nominal (STC) 1170 Wp Stored energy 28.0 kWh
Modules 1 String x 2 In series Battery Pack Characteristics
At operating cond. (50°C) Voltage 24 V
Pmpp 1067 Wp Nominal Capacity 1460 Ah (C10)
U mpp 81 V Temperature Fixed 20 °C
I mpp 13 A

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Controller
Manufacturer
Model
Technology
Temp coeff.
Converter
SmartSolar MPPT 150/35 24V
MPPT converter
Generic

-2.7 mV/°C/Elem.
Battery Management control
Threshold commands as
Charging
Corresp. SOC
Discharging
Corresp. SOC
Battery voltage
26.8 / 25.1 V
0.92 / 0.75
23.5 / 24.4 V
0.20 / 0.45
Maxi and EURO efficiencies 98.0 / 96.0 %

Total PV power
Nominal (STC) 1.17 kWp
Total 2 modules
Module area 5.5 m²

Array losses

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Thermal Loss factor
Module temperature according to irradiance
Uc (const)
Uv (wind)

Module Quality Loss

Loss Fraction
20.0 W/m²K
0.0 W/m²K/m/s

-0.8 %
DC wiring losses
Global array res.
Loss Fraction

Module mismatch losses

Loss Fraction
101 mΩ
1.5 % at STC

0.6 % at MPP
Serie Diode Loss
Voltage drop
Loss Fraction
0.7 V
0.8 % at STC

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

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Detailed User's needs

Daily household consumers, Constant over the year, average = 6.6 kWh/day
Annual values Hourly distribution

Nb. Power Use Energy

W Hour/day Wh/day
Lampes (LED ou fluo) 1 100/lamp 5.0 500
Pompe solaire 1 1500 tot 4.0 6000
Prise électrique 1 50 tot 1.0 50
Consomm. de veille 24.0 24
Total daily energy 6574

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Main results
System Production
Useful energy from solar 2224.27 kWh/year Perf. Ratio PR 78.23 %
Available solar energy 2384.54 kWh/year Solar Fraction SF 92.70 %
Excess (unused) 0.02 kWh/year
Loss of Load Battery aging (State of Wear)
Time Fraction 8.7 % Cycles SOW 98.0 %
Missing Energy 175.24 kWh/year Static SOW 95.0 %
Battery lifetime 20.0 years

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Economic evaluation
Investment
Global
Specific
6,235.00 EU R
5.33 EU R/Wp

Normalized productions (per installed kWp)

Yearly cost
Annuities
Run. costs
Payback period
0.00 EUR/yr
538.42 EUR/yr
Unprofitable
LCOE
Energy cost

Performance Ratio PR
0.20 EUR/kWh

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kWh/m²
GlobEff
kWh/m²
Balances and main results

E_Avail
kWh
EUnused
kWh
E_Miss
kWh
E_User
kWh
E_Load
kWh
SolFrac
ratio
January 245.1 214.9 209.3 0.000 0.00 203.8 203.8 1.000
February 199.6 193.4 188.2 0.000 9.80 174.3 184.1 0.947
March 190.5 212.0 208.0 0.005 2.60 201.2 203.8 0.987
April 142.8 181.6 182.1 0.000 37.14 160.1 197.2 0.812
May 119.0 174.7 179.2 0.000 28.80 175.0 203.8 0.859
June 103.4 164.3 173.8 0.000 36.46 160.8 197.2 0.815
179.0 23.73 203.8
July 115.8 188.8 0.000 180.1 0.884

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August 147.7 202.7 207.6 0.000 9.04 194.8 203.8 0.956
September 173.9 205.5 206.3 0.000 11.04 186.2 197.2 0.944
October 219.4 224.0 221.9 0.000 0.00 203.8 203.8 1.000
November 238.0 214.9 208.4 0.000 7.91 189.3 197.2 0.960
December 252.5 215.0 210.9 0.010 8.71 195.1 203.8 0.957
Year 2147.7 2381.8 2384.5 0.016 175.24 2224.3 2399.5 0.927

Legends
GlobHor Global horizontal irradiation E_User Energy supplied to the user
GlobEff Effective Global, corr. for IAM and shadings E_Load Energy need of the user (Load)

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E_Avail Available Solar Energy SolFrac Solar fraction (EUsed / ELoad)
EUnused Unused energy (battery full)
E_Miss Missing energy

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Loss diagram

2148 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation

+13.2% Global incident in coll. plane

-1.99% IAM factor on global

2382 kWh/m² * 5 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 21.40% PV conversion

2787 kWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)

-0.32% PV loss due to irradiance level

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-0.60%

-2.15%
-9.19% PV loss due to temperature

Module quality loss

Module array mismatch loss

Ohmic wiring loss

0.00% Unused energy (battery full)
2463 kWh Effective energy at the output of the array

-2.84% Converter Loss during operation (efficiency)

-0.71% Converter Loss over nominal conv. power

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-0.03% Converter Loss due to power threshold
0.00% Converter Loss over nominal conv. voltage
0.00% Converter Loss due to voltage threshold
2385 kWh Converter losses (effic, overload)
Missing Direct use Stored Battery Storage
energy 40.9% 59.1%
-0.34% Battery Stored Energy balance

7.30% -6.12% Battery efficiency loss

175.2 kWh
-1.83% Charge/Disch. Current Efficiency Loss
0.00% Gassing Current (electrolyte dissociation)
-0.97% Battery Self-discharge Current
2224 kWh Energy supplied to the user

PVsyst TRIAL 2400 kWh Energy need of the user (Load)

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Predef. graphs
Diagramme d'entrée/sortie journalier

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Cost of the system

Installation costs

Item Quantity Cost Total

units EUR EUR
Batteries 24 199.00 4,776.00
Controllers 85.00
Other components
Accessories, fasteners 1 124.00 124.00
panneaux solaires 1 750.00 750.00
Installation
Global installation cost per module 2 250.00 500.00

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Operating costs

Item
Total
Depreciable asset
6,235.00
4,985.00

Total
EUR/year
Maintenance
Repairs 200.00
Provision for battery replacement 238.80
Total (OPEX) 438.80
Including inflation (2.10%) 538.42

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System summary
Total installation cost
Operating costs (incl. inflation 2.10%/year)
Excess energy (battery full)
Used solar energy
Used energy cost
6,235.00 EUR
538.42 EUR/year
0.0 kWh/year
2224 kWh/year
0.354 EUR/kWh

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