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Solar Power Plant Design Software Syllabus

This software is geared to the needs of architects, engineers, researchers. It is also very helpful for educational training.
Software Simulation Steps:
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PVsyst Software Covers following topics :
1.Metero Data input
Geographic sites: geographic parameters of about 200 sites in the world, including monthly meteo data
(horizontal global and temperature).
Synthetic hourly data generation: to generate meteo hourly synthetic data from any above monthly data.
Meteo Tables and Graphs: powerful visualizing and analyzing tool for hourly meteo data files
Importing Meteo data from external Databases: allows the use of meteo data from the most popular databases.
Import ASCII meteo files: allows to import meteo hourly or daily data in almost any ASCII format.
2. PV component Database: Selection and sizing of PV Modules with below parameters
Basic Data, Model type definition and main STC parameters,

summary of all the parameters involved in the model,
Tool showing the main results of the model, for any Irradiance and temperature
conditions.
Additional optional data specified for this module, and tools for the elaboration of the
Additional data model.
Low-light efficiency - Measured I/V curve - Sandia model parameters - IAM
specifications - secondary parameters.
specifies some additional parameters necessary to the PV "one-diode" model, and calculates
Model parameters the model unknowns.
The "Model parameters" include the following subsheets :
Rshunt - RSerie define these two basic parameters for the establishment of the model,
Rshunt Expon describe the experimentally observed exponential behaviour of the
Rshunt value,
Recombination losses special modification of the model for amorphous and CdTe
technologies (see modified "one-diode" model for thin films)
Spectral correction to be applied to amorphous technologies, but not CdTe,
Temper. coeff. allows to fix a required value for the muPmpp temperature coefficient.
Size and Technology Module and cells sizes, by-pass diodes, secondary characteristics, other specifities
3. Section and Sizing of inverter with following data base
VmppMax: Maximum MPP voltage
VAbsMax: Absolute Maximum PV voltage

Pthresh: Power threshold
VminPnom: Minimum voltage for PNom
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Output side (AC grid)

PNomAC Nominal AC Power
Efficiency
This panel is a remainder of the maximum and EURO (or CEC) efficiencies, as determined by the efficiency
curve. European efficiency, is an averaged efficiency over yearly operating conditions in central Europe.
CEC efficiency is the equivalent for US South-West conditions.

Efficiency defined for 3 voltages: There is now the opportunity of defining 3 different efficiency curves at
different input voltages. At the simulation time, the program will perform
Operating Voltage optimisation
The MPP operating voltage of a PV array varies along the day and the year, according to Irradiance and
Module temperature. Estimating the performances for a given fixed voltage is depending on:
- The climate (will not be identical for tropical and medium-latitude).

- The meteo distribution.(the optimum may be computed for a year, or a given season).
- The PV plane orientation.
- The Array composition (PV module, number of modules in series/parallel).
- The protection diode voltage drop.
- The Array wiring resistance: at the user level, the ohmic voltage drop will lower the nominal array output
proportionnaly to the instantaneous current.
The Relative average power yield (or efficiency) for different user voltage values is computed using meteo
hourly data, over a given period.
Observing the results may lead to the following remarks:

- The Optimal fixed voltage is very near from the average MPP voltage.
- Pure MPP operation gives a rather low yield increase of about 1.5 to 2% with respect to the operation near the
optimal voltage. In practice, this implies that benefits of a MPP converter may be cancelled by the inefficiency
of this device, when the operating voltage is well adapted.
- The Efficiency is rather flat when modifying the user's voltage, but drops more sharply toward high voltages.
- The diode and ohmic resistance voltage drops may be a significant contribution affecting the user's voltage
match.
- In middle latitude climates, the usual 36-cells modules match well the battery charging voltage (about 14V for a
12V-battery). In very hot climates, especially with long wiring circuits, this could require modules with more
cells.
4.Simulation process: Irradiances and PV-array Calculation of Losses
The array temperature TArray (energy balance between absorbed and heat loss energy),
It applies the one-diode model for the module, and evaluates:
The MPP operating point of the array, calculated by the one-diode model if the system was running at STC
- efficiency (1000 W/m² and 25°C).
- The irradiance loss, i.e. the loss due to the low-light performances of the module.
- The temperature loss due to the cell's temperature TArray.
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- The spectral loss if defined (amorphous modules or Sandia model).

- The electrical mismatch loss due to shadings
- The module quality loss.
- Eventually the LID loss if defined.
- The Mismatch loss.
- The Array wiring loss.
5. Yield Energy Calculation
6.Shadow Losses Calculation
7. Plant performance Calculation
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ADVANCE ELECTRICAL DESIGN & ENGINEERING INSITUTE

(ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED)

Solar Power Plant Design Software Syllabus

Software Simulation Steps:

PVsyst Software Covers following topics :

1.Metero Data input

2. PV component Database: Selection and sizing of PV Modules with below parameters

Basic Data, Model type definition and main STC parameters,

3. Section and Sizing of inverter with following data base

VmppMax: Maximum MPP voltage

VAbsMax: Absolute Maximum PV voltage

VminPnom: Minimum voltage for PNom

Output side (AC grid)

CEC efficiency is the equivalent for US South-West conditions.

Operating Voltage optimisation

- The climate (will not be identical for tropical and medium-latitude).

Observing the results may lead to the following remarks:

- The spectral loss if defined (amorphous modules or Sandia model).

5. Yield Energy Calculation

6.Shadow Losses Calculation

7. Plant performance Calculation

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