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Master Class on PVsyst Solar Project Designing Tool 7 th June 2013 10-06-2013
Master Class
on
PVsyst
Solar Project Designing Tool
7th
June 2013
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• Fundamental aspects of PV system design
• Performance assessment of PV systems
• PVSyst simulation process
• PV array shading analysis
• Custom engineering
• Simulating loss factors
• Assessment of hourly generation
• System design for fixed v/s tracking system
• PR calculations
• Hands-on PVSyst case studies for grid connected and rooftop systems
Objectives
Understanding Solar PV Technologies
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Solar PV technologies
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Solar PV Price Trends
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Crystalline($ / Wp) Thin film CdS/CdTe($ / Wp) Thin film a-Si/µ-Si($ / Wp)
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PV Prices have been free fall over past couple of years
Efficiency Increases
Economy of scale
Increased competition
Innovative technologies
Source: ITRPV, SEMI
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PV Material Trends-Silicon wafer price
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Silicon price $/kg
Silicon price $/kg •The PV module cost is function of material price and the efficiency of conversion •The silicon price trends will lead to the module price in the range of $ 0.5/Wp by 2017 •Reduction in wafer thickness has also led to reduced module price. •Further there is a trend in glass thickness reduction, larger ingot size, and back contact options. Source: ITRPV, SEMI, PG Group
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•25 year life and
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Annual Cell production by Country
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Solar Resource Assessment
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Average GHI and DNI In India
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Solar radiation data
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MNRE-NREL Meteonorm
NASA Solar GIS (for last 1 year)
• The GHI for the region is ranging from 4
kWh/sq.m./day from 3.26 to 7.42 kWh/sq.m./day.
As per Meteonorm database, the annual GHI of
the site is 2021 kWh/sq.m
• Four types of data sources are compared for the
site (GHI (kwh/sq.m./day). These include MNRE-
NREL, NASA-SSE and Meteonorm and Solar GIS
(1 May’12-30 Apr’13)
• MNRE-NREL model estimates annual average
GHI at 10 km resolution based on hourly estimates
of radiation over 7 years (2002-2008)
• NASA-SSE is satellite monthly data for a grid of
1°x1° (111 km) covering the whole world, for a 10
years period (1983-1993).
• Solar GIS values represent an area of 250 m x
250 m
Data Uncertainty
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Insolation
• Insolation-Incident Solar Radiation, kWh/m2.
• Approximately 1 kW/m2 at the earth’s surface.
1 kW/m2 of irradiance for 5 hours
= 1 kW/m2 x 5 hr = 5 kWh/m2 of insolation
5 kWh/m2 of insolation on a 2 sq-m surface
= 5kWh/m2 * 2 m2 = 10 kWh of energy received byt he surface.
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Uncertainty in Energy Yield Prediction
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System sizing
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PV string
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Module specifications
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Module Characteristics
I-V Characteristics with respective Irradiance
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Module Characteristics
Efficiency vs Irradiance at different temperatures
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Module Characteristics
I-V Characteristics with respective Temperature
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Fixed and Tracking Structures
Single axis tracking
Dual axis tracking
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Radiation Gain record of a typical tracker system
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Inverter selection
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Effect of Temperature on Inverter
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PVsyst
Effect of Temperature on Inverter
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Effect of shading on PV cell
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Shading Analysis
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Shading Analysis – Lateral shading
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• As the plant has a slope towards west, the adjoining array has level difference of about 6 inches which is causing lateral
shading on the adjoining panels. A shading analysis for typical 2 arrays was conducted and observed that about 0.136% of
energy is lost due to lateral shading. This accounts for a loss of 12.7 MWh of energy on annual basis and leads to a revenue
loss of approx. INR 148,000
CABLE SIZING
ACSR cable Copper cable
-1 % saving in the conductor losses can save about 20 Lakh rupees in case of a typical 5MW plant. -The Ampacity of DC Cable is function of temperature. - Aluminium conductors have higher resistance and low ductile strength. -Low voltage drop in Copper cables , generally used at DC side of the plant. -Bunching of cables reduces Ampacity .
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Correction factor for cables at different temperatures
• As temperature increases ,the Ampacity of the conductor reduces .So correction factors are to be considered before sizing of a cable .
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Voltage drop in string cable with temperature
Layout of a PV plant-DC side
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Layout of a PV plant-AC side
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Module cell operating temperature (Thermography test)
• Tests were conducted on about 20 individual
panels/tables to detect hot spots
• The highest at the module surface during the
thermography was observed 62.5 deg C
• While the average surface temp of cell was ranging 40-
50 deg C, the hot spot temperatures were observed in
the range of 45- 60 deg C
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Source: Photovoltaik Institute, Berlin
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Review of Plant Performance
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Actual PR Vs Calculated PR
Actual PR Calculated PR
Shading Analysis
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•There is a loss of 163.3 MWh of energy due to effect of shading on the plant during morning and evening hours resulting in
a revenue loss of INR 19 lacs
• The shading losses are of the order of 1.73%. These losses are expected to be further higher as the array face the shading
during the morning hours due to differential leveling of array structures
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Loss in Energy due to shading
Loss diagram for 1MW plant
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Thank You
First Green Consulting Private Limited
U-28A/3 FF, White Town House
DLF Ph III Gurgaon,
Haryana – 122002, India
Tel.: (+91) 124 424 1750 , 9899295854
Fax: (+91) 124 424 1751
Web: www.firstgreenconsulting.in
Email: [email protected]
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