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PVsyst - Simulation report
Grid-Connected System

Submitted By: Muhammad Hamza (19EL04)

Power Economics and Management (CEP)
Sumitted to: Dr.Nayyar Hussain Mirjat
System power: 5.04 kWp

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Latifabad Unit:7 Block:B - Pakistan

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Muhammad Hamza 19EL04

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Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
Latifabad Unit:7 Block:B Latitude 25.37 °N Albedo 0.20
Pakistan Longitude 68.36 °E
Altitude 25 m
Time zone UTC+5

Meteo data
Latifabad Unit:7 Block:B
Meteonorm 8.0 (1996-2015), Sat=100% - Synthetic

System summary

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PV Field Orientation Near Shadings User's needs

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

System information
PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 16 units Nb. of units 1 unit
Pnom total 5.04 kWp Pnom total 4950 W
Pnom ratio 1.018

Results summary
Produced Energy 8.02 MWh/year Specific production 1591 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 79.17 %
Apparent energy 8.10 MVAh

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Project and results summary

Near shading definition - Iso-shadings diagram

Main results
Table of contents

General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses

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Loss diagram 6
Special graphs 7
P50 - P90 evaluation 8
Cost of the system 9
Financial analysis 10
CO₂ Emission Balance 13

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General parameters
Grid-Connected System Sumitted to: Dr.Nayyar Hussain Mirjat

PV Field Orientation
Orientation Sheds configuration Models used
Fixed plane Transposition Perez
Tilt/Azimuth 25 / 0 ° Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm
Circumsolar separate

Horizon Near Shadings User's needs

Free Horizon Linear shadings Unlimited load (grid)

Grid injection point

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Power factor
Cos(phi) (lagging) 0.990

PV Array Characteristics
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer Generic Manufacturer Generic
Model PM318B01_315 Model SUN2000-4.95KTL- JPL1
(Custom parameters definition) (Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power 315 Wp Unit Nom. Power 4.95 kWac
Number of PV modules 16 units Number of inverters 2 * MPPT 50% 1 unit
Nominal (STC) 5.04 kWp Total power 5.0 kWac
Modules 2 Strings x 8 In series Operating voltage 90-560 V
At operating cond. (50°C) Max. power (=>40°C) 5.21 kWac
Pmpp 4567 Wp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.02

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U mpp 388 V
I mpp 12 A

Total PV power Total inverter power

Nominal (STC) 5 kWp Total power 5 kWac
Total 16 modules Number of inverters 1 unit
Module area 26.1 m² Pnom ratio 1.02
Cell area 23.4 m²

Array losses
Array Soiling Losses Thermal Loss factor DC wiring losses
Loss Fraction 3.0 % Module temperature according to irradiance Global array res. 555 mΩ
Uc (const) 29.0 W/m²K Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s

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LID - Light Induced Degradation
Loss Fraction

Strings Mismatch loss

Loss Fraction
2.0 %

0.1 %
Module Quality Loss
Loss Fraction

IAM loss factor

-0.8 %

ASHRAE Param.: IAM = 1 - bo (1/cosi -1)

bo Param. 0.05
Module mismatch losses
Loss Fraction 2.0 % at MPP

AC wiring losses
Inv. output line up to injection point
Inverter voltage 202 Vac mono
Loss Fraction 1.53 % at STC
Inverter: SUN2000-4.95KTL- JPL1
Wire section (1 Inv.) Copper 1 x 2 x 4 mm²
Wires length 13 m

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Near shadings parameter

Perspective of the PV-field and surrounding shading scene

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Iso-shadings diagram

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Orientation #1

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Main results
System Production
Produced Energy 8.02 MWh/year Specific production 1591 kWh/kWp/year
Apparent energy 8.10 MVAh Performance Ratio PR 79.17 %

Economic evaluation
Investment Yearly cost LCOE
Global 340000.00 INR Annuities 0.00 INR/yr Energy cost 6.00 INR/kWh
Specific 67.5 INR/Wp Run. costs 34464.60 INR/yr
Payback period 10.5 years

Normalized productions (per installed kWp) Performance Ratio PR

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Balances and main results

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GlobHor DiffHor T_Amb GlobInc GlobEff EArray
kWh/m² kWh/m² °C kWh/m² kWh/m² MWh
January 118.7 47.9 16.82 157.2 149.3 0.687
February 129.3 55.3 20.16 157.8 149.9 0.677
March 170.1 76.2 26.32 188.3 178.7 0.783
April 184.2 87.2 30.32 186.5 176.7 0.760
May 200.3 101.4 33.83 189.0 178.5 0.760
June 189.7 103.4 33.58 174.1 164.4 0.705
July 161.9 105.5 32.32 150.5 141.8 0.616
August 153.6 101.7 30.53 150.1 141.7 0.620
September 165.4 80.2 29.90 176.7 167.5 0.729
October 149.6 70.0 28.71 175.0 166.2 0.724
November 121.2 50.8 22.97 156.5 148.6 0.665
December 110.1 49.9 18.15 147.4 139.9 0.643

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Year 1854.2 929.6 27.00 2009.0 1903.2 8.369

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

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Loss diagram
1854 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation
+8.4% Global incident in coll. plane

0.00% Near Shadings: irradiance loss

-2.34% IAM factor on global

-3.00% Soiling loss factor

1903 kWh/m² * 26 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 19.35% PV conversion

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+0.75%
-0.62%

-8.40%
Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)
PV loss due to irradiance level

PV loss due to temperature

Module quality loss

-2.00% LID - Light induced degradation

-2.10% Mismatch loss, modules and strings

-1.03% Ohmic wiring loss

8.37 MWh Array virtual energy at MPP

-3.04% 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
0.00% Inverter Loss due to power threshold
0.00% Inverter Loss due to voltage threshold
-0.39% Night consumption
8.08 MWh Available Energy at Inverter Output

-0.82% AC ohmic loss

8.02 MWh Active Energy injected into grid

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8.10 MVA
Reactive energy to the grid: Aver. cos(phi) = 0.990
Apparent energy to the grid

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Special graphs
Daily Input/Output diagram

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P50 - P90 evaluation

Meteo data Simulation and parameters uncertainties
Source Meteonorm 8.0 (1996-2015), Sat=100% PV module modelling/parameters 1.0 %
Kind Specific year Inverter efficiency uncertainty 0.5 %
Year Synthetic Soiling and mismatch uncertainties 1.0 %
Year-to-year variability(Variance) 2.5 % Degradation uncertainty 1.0 %
Specified Deviation
Year deviation from average 0.0 %

Global variability (meteo + system) Annual production probability

Variability (Quadratic sum) 3.1 % Variability 247 kWh
P50 8017 kWh

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P99 7442 kWh
P95 7611 kWh

Probability distribution

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Cost of the system

Installation costs

Item Quantity Cost Total

units INR INR
PV modules
PM318B01_315 16 6000.00 96000.00
Supports for modules 16 3000.00 48000.00
Inverters
SUN2000-4.95KTL- JPL1 1 90000.00 90000.00
Other components
Accessories, fasteners 1 7000.00 7000.00

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Wiring 1 5000.00 5000.00
Combiner box 1 4000.00 4000.00
Monitoring system, display screen 1 12000.00 12000.00
Measurement system, pyranometer 1 14000.00 14000.00
Surge arrester 1 10000.00 10000.00
Studies and analysis
Engineering 1 30000.00 30000.00
Installation
Transport 1 4000.00 4000.00
Grid connection 1 20000.00 20000.00
Total 340000.00
Depreciable asset 241000.00

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Operating costs

Item Total
INR/year
Maintenance
Repairs 20000.00
Cleaning 6900.00
Total (OPEX) 26900.00
Including inflation (2.00%) 34464.60

System summary
Total installation cost 340000.00 INR
Operating costs (incl. inflation 2.00%/year) 34464.60 INR/year

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Produced Energy 8017 kWh/year
Cost of produced energy (LCOE) 5.996 INR/kWh

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Financial analysis
Simulation period
Project lifetime 25 years Start year 2023

Income variation over time

Inflation 2.00 %/year
Production variation (aging) 0.00 %/year
Discount rate 0.00 %/year

Income dependent expenses

Income tax rate 0.00 %/year
Other income tax 0.00 %/year
Dividends 0.00 %/year

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Financing
Own funds

Electricity sale
Feed-in tariff
Duration of tariff warranty
Annual connection tax
340000.00 INR

7.7000
20
0.00
INR/kWh
years
INR/kWh
Annual tariff variation 0.0 %/year
Feed-in tariff decrease after warranty 0.00 %

Return on investment
Payback period 10.5 years
Net present value (NPV) 347628.19 INR
Return on investment (ROI) 102.2 %

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Financial analysis
Detailed economic results (INR)

Electricity Run. Deprec. Taxable Taxes After-tax Cumul. %

sale costs allow. income profit profit amorti.

2023 61970 26900 0 35070 0 35070 -304930 10.3%
2024 61970 27438 0 34532 0 34532 -270399 20.5%
2025 61970 27987 0 33983 0 33983 -236416 30.5%
2026 61970 28546 0 33423 0 33423 -202992 40.3%
2027 61970 29117 0 32852 0 32852 -170140 50.0%
2028 61970 29700 0 32270 0 32270 -137870 59.4%
2029 61970 30294 0 31676 0 31676 -106194 68.8%

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2030 61970 30900 0 31070 0 31070 -75124 77.9%
2031 61970 31518 0 30452 0 30452 -44672 86.9%
2032 61970 32148 0 29822 0 29822 -14850 95.6%
2033 61970 32791 0 29179 0 29179 14329 104.2%
2034 61970 33447 0 28523 0 28523 42852 112.6%
2035 61970 34116 0 27854 0 27854 70706 120.8%
2036 61970 34798 0 27172 0 27172 97877 128.8%
2037 61970 35494 0 26476 0 26476 124353 136.6%
2038 61970 36204 0 25766 0 25766 150119 144.2%
2039 61970 36928 0 25042 0 25042 175161 151.5%
2040 61970 37666 0 24303 0 24303 199464 158.7%
2041 61970 38420 0 23550 0 23550 223014 165.6%
2042 61970 39188 0 22782 0 22782 245795 172.3%
2043 61970 39972 0 21998 0 21998 267793 178.8%

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2044 61970 40771 0 21198 0 21198 288991 185.0%
2045 61970 41587 0 20383 0 20383 309374 191.0%
2046 61970 42419 0 19551 0 19551 328925 196.7%
2047 61970 43267 0 18703 0 18703 347628 202.2%
Total 1549243 861615 0 687628 0 687628 347628 202.2%

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Financial analysis
Yearly net profit (kINR)

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CO₂ Emission Balance

Total: 83.5 tCO₂
Generated emissions Saved CO₂ Emission vs. Time
Total: 9.40 tCO₂
Source: Detailed calculation from table below:
Replaced Emissions
Total: 107.0 tCO₂
System production: 8016.60 kWh/yr
Grid Lifecycle Emissions: 445 gCO₂/kWh
Source: IEA List
Country: Pakistan
Lifetime: 30 years

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Annual degradation: 1.0 %

System Lifecycle Emissions Details

Item LCE Quantity Subtotal

[kgCO₂]
Modules 1713 kgCO2/kWp 5.04 kWp 8632
Supports 2.97 kgCO2/kg 160 kg 475

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Inverters 294 kgCO2/units 1.00 units 294

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