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 Progress in Solar Energy
Technologies and Applications
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 Contents

About the Editor xi

Contributors xii
1 Reliability Testing of PV Module in the Outdoor Condition 1
Birinchi Bora, O.S. Sastry, Som Mondal and B. Prasad
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Indoor Testing of Reliability of PV Module 4
1.3 Basics of Measurement Methods used to Identify Failures
in the PV Module in the Field after Installation 7
1.3.1 Visual Inspection 8
1.3.2 I-V Tracer 11
1.3.3 Temperature Coefficient 13
1.3.4 Series Resistance 15
1.3.5 Curve Correction Factor 16
1.3.6 Dark I-V 17
1.3.7 Degradation Analysis 18
1.3.8 IR Thermography 19
1.3.9 Insulation Resistance Tester 22
1.3.10 EL Camera 23
1.3.11 Interconnect Breakage Tester 25
1.3.12 Current, Voltage and Continuity Checking 25
1.3.13 Environmental Parameter Checking 25
1.4 Quantification of Reliability 26
1.5 Procedure for Performance and Reliability Testing
of PV Module in Outdoor Conditions 33
1.5.1 Selection Procedure of PV Modules for Testing
in the Field 33
1.5.2 Testing Report Format of Performance Guarantee Test 33
1.6 Conclusion 35
Abbreviation 35
References 36

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2 Solar Energy Technologies and Water Potential for Distillation:

A Pre-Feasibility Investigation for Rajasthan, India 39
Nikhil Gakkhar, Manoj Kumar Soni and Sanjeev Jakhar
2.1 Introduction 40
2.2 Solar Assisted Technologies for Water Purification 41
2.3 Resource Availability in Rajasthan, India,
for Solar Distillation 45
2.3.1 Availability of Solar Irradiance 47
2.3.2 Land Availability in Rajasthan 47
2.3.3 Water Availability from Various Sources 51
2.3.3.1 Surface Water Resources of Rajasthan 51
2.3.3.2 Rainfall 54
2.3.3.3 Domestic Wastewater 54
2.3.3.4 Groundwater 58
2.4 Estimation of Solar Potential and Water Availability 58
2.4.1 Solar PV Potential 59
2.4.2 Solar CSP Potential 60
2.4.3 Water Potential Estimation for Distillation 61
2.5 Choice of Distillation Technology 65
2.5.1 PV-Assisted RO Plants 65
2.5.2 CSP-Assisted MSF Plants 71
2.6 Conclusion 75
Nomenclature 77
References 77
3 Design Analysis of Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants
for Northern and Southern Regions of India 83
Sanjay Kumar
3.1 Introduction 83
3.1.1 Solar Power in India 88
3.2 Site Selection 90
3.2.1 Geography 90
3.2.2 Specification of Locations 100
3.2.3 Location Dedicated for Power Plant Setup 100
3.2.4 Load Profile of INA 116
3.3 Technology 124
3.3.1 Solar PV Systems 124
3.3.2 Major Components 125
3.3.2.1 Module 126
3.3.2.2 Inverters 127
3.3.2.3 Auxiliary Components 128
3.4 BOM for 3MW Power Plant 134
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3.5 Quality, Testing and Standard Certification 140

3.6.1 Modules selection 146
3.6.1.1 Installation of Module 147
3.6.2 Inverter Selection 148
3.7 Financial Analysis 150
3.8 Plant Layout with Electrical and Civil Engineering Aspects 151
3.8.1 Land Requirement 151
3.8.2 Plant Layout 151
3.8.3 Civil Works 152
3.8.4 Module Mounting Structures 152
3.8.5 Operation and Maintenance 152
3.9 Monitoring System 153
3.9.1 SCADA 153
3.9.2 Control and Instrumentation System 154
3.10 Environmental Aspects 155
3.10.1 State Pollution Control Board Clearances 156
3.11 Project Management 156
3.11.1 Project Contracting 156
3.11.2 Quality Management 157
3.11.3 Construction Management 157
3.11.4 Health, Safety and Environment 158
3.11.5 Commissioning and Testing 159
3.11.6 Operation and Maintenance (O & M) 160
3.11.7 Training 161
3.12 Solar Business Models for Megawatt-Scale Projects in India 161
3.12.1 Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Model 161
3.12.2 Captive Model 161
3.12.3 REC Model 162
3.12.4 REC Formalities and Procedures 163
3.12.5 Business Models under the REC Mechanism 165
3.12.6 Risk Factors of REC 166
3.13 Concepts toward Net Zero Energy Solar Building 167
3.14 Strategy Implementation 168
3.15 Conclusion 176
Abbreviations 177
References 179
4 Cold Storage with Backup Thermal Energy Storage System 181
K. Sahoo, B. Bandhyopadhyay, S. Mukhopadhyay, U. Sahoo,
T. S. Kumar, V. Yadav and Y. Singh
4.1 Introduction 181
4.1.1 Recommended Condition for Fruits and Vegetables 183
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4.1.2 Incompatibility 183

4.2 Solar Energy Scenario 184
4.2.1 Overview of Solar Radiation 187
4.2.1.1 Basic Principles 187
4.2.1.2 Diffuse and Direct Solar Radiation 188
4.2.1.3 Global Solar Radiation 188
4.3 Refrigeration Technology Overview 190
4.3.1 Brier Introduction of Refrigeration 190
4.3.2 Carnot Cycle 191
4.3.3 Reverse Carnot Cycle 192
4.3.4 Air Refrigeration Cycle 193
4.3.5 Vapour Compression Refrigeration System 194
4.3.6 Actual Vapour Compression Refrigeration System 195
4.4 Literature Review 195
4.5 Designing of Solar PV Cold Storage 196
4.5.1 Determining the Size of Cold Room 197
4.5.2 Cooling Load Calculation 197
4.5.2.1 Transmission Load 197
4.5.2.2 Heat Transmission through Door 198
4.5.2.3 Equipment Load 199
4.5.2.4 Product Heat Load 199
4.5.2.5 Heat of Respiration 199
4.5.2.6 Human Occupancy Load 200
4.5.2.7 Cooling Load Due to Thermal Energy Storage 200
4.5.3 Cooling Load Summary for 10 MT Storage Capacities 200
4.5.4 Solar Photovoltaic Plant Design 202
4.5.4.1 Photovoltaic Module Design 202
4.5.4.2 Inverter Sizing 202
4.5.4.3 Battery Sizing 203
4.5.4.4 Solar Charge Controller Sizing 203
4.6 Design of Cold Room Mechanical System 203
4.7 Designing of Thermal Energy Storage System (TES) 206
4.8 Battery Storage 208
4.9 Refrigerant 208
4.10 Specification of Cold Storage and Thermal Energy Storage
System 209
4.11 Design of Solar Thermal Based Cold Storage 210
4.11.1 Technology Selection 211
4.11.2 Energy and Collector Area Required
from Solar Thermal Technology 212
4.12 Economic Analysis 213
4.12.1 Net Present Value (NPV) 213
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4.12.2 Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 214

4.12.3 Payback Period 214
4.13 Economic Analysis of Solar PV Cold Storage 215
4.13.1 NPV and IRR Calculation of Solar PV Cold Storage 215
4.13.2 Payback Period of Solar PV Cold Storage 221
4.14 Economic Analysis of Solar Thermal System Based
Cold Storage 223
4.14.1 NPV and IRR Calculation 223
4.14.2 Payback Period of Solar Thermal Cold Storage 229
4.15 Conclusion 231
References 231
5 Development of Parabolic Trough Collector Based Power and
Ejector Refrigeration System Using Eco-Friendly Refrigerants 233
D.K. Gupta, R. Kumar and N. Kumar
5.1 Introduction 234
5.2 Literature Review 236
5.3 Solar Operated Ejector Cooling and Power Cycle 244
5.3.1 Working of Proposed Cycle 245
5.3.2 First and Second Law Analysis of Proposed Cycle 247
5.4 Ejector Cooling and Power Cycle with Various Ecofriendly
Refrigerants 250
5.4.1 System Description 250
5.4.2 Properties of Refrigerants 251
5.4.3 Thermodynamic Analysis 251
5.4.4 Parameters considered for Operation
of Proposed System 253
5.5 Ejector Organic Rankine Cycle Integrated with a Triple
Pressure Level Vapour Absorption System 253
5.5.1 Working of Proposed System 253
5.5.2 Energy and Exergy Analysis of the Proposed System 258
5.6 Combined Organic Rankine Cycle with Double Ejector 261
5.6.1 Working of Proposed Cycle 262
5.6.2 First and Second Law Analysis of Proposed Cycle 264
5.7 Result and Discussions 267
5.8 Conclusion 297
Nomenclatures 298
Greek symbols 299
Subscript 300
References 300
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6 Unlocking the Design of Stand-Alone and Grid-Connected

Rooftop Solar PV Systems 309
Tanmay Bishnoi
6.1 Introduction 310
6.2 Stand-Alone Solar PV System 312
6.2.1 Types of Stand-Alone PV System Configurations 312
6.2.2 Design Methodology 313
6.2.3 Detailed Steps for Designing a Solar PV System 314
6.2.4 Stand-Alone Solar PV System Design and
Safety Standards 330
6.3 Grid-Connected Solar PV System 330
6.3.1 Step by Step Procedure for Designing a Rooftop
Grid-Connected Solar PV System 331
6.3.2 Grid-Tied Solar PV System Standards 333
6.3.3 Performance Analysis of a Solar PV System 334
6.4 Costing Analysis for a Solar PV System 337
6.5 Conclusion 359
References 360
Index 363
 About the Editor

Umakanta Sahoo, Ph.D., is Research Scientist at the National Institute of

Solar Energy, India. He has 8 years of research experience in the field of Solar
and Biomass Energy. He has published many research papers in International
Journals and two books in the field of solar, biomass energy, polygeneration
system and six books in the field of Mechanical Engineering. His research
interest areas are Energy, Exergy, Hybrid Solar-Biomass power in Co-
(Poly-) Generation Process, Solar Photovoltaic Thermal System, Primary
Energy Saving, Waste heat utilization for industrial processes, Organic
Rankine Cycle, Cooling with Process Heat, Desalination, Energy Storage,
Solar Thermal Technologies Characterization, Solar Radiation and Biomass
Resources Assessments. He has conducted numerous trainings on designing,
operation and maintenance of solar energy systems.

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 Contributors

Birinchi Bora National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram, Haryana India

O.S. Sastry National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram, Haryana India
Som Mondal TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, India
B. Prasad TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, India
Nikhil Gakkhar Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio Energy,
Kapurthala
Manoj Kumar Soni Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute
of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan
Sanjeev Jakhar Mechanical Engineering Department, Mody University of
Science and Technology, Lakshmangarh, Rajasthan
Sanjay Kumar National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram-122003, India
K.Sahoo Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur,
West Bengal, India
B. Bandhyopadhyay Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology,
Shibpur, West Bengal, India
S. Mukhopadhyay Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology,
Shibpur, West Bengal, India
U. Sahoo National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram, Haryana India
T. S. Kumar National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram, Haryana India
V. Yadav National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram, Haryana India
Y. Singh National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram, Haryana India
D.K. Gupta Mechanical Engineering Department, IPEC, Ghaziabad, Uttar
Pradesh, India
R. Kumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological
University, New Delhi, India
N. Kumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological
University, New Delhi, India
Tanmay Bishnoi Skill Council for Green Jobs, New Delhi, India

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