Optimal Design and Performance Survey of a 100kWP Grid-Connected PV Plant for Installation near the Top Ranked Green City of India

Grid-connected PV systems are mainly designed to generate clean energy for meeting the rising energy demand. The operation and performance of the PV systems can be predicted using various installation factors such as location, meteorological data, orientation, optimal component setup, loss analysis and energy yield calculation. This paper focuses on a detailed survey of a 100 kW
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grid-connected PV plant in term of location, plant design, orientation, components selection, losses analysis, array generation, inverter performance and energy yield. The investigation has been carried out for a location named Jatani which is near to one of the top ranked green city of India i.e. Bhubaneswar using the most reliable PVsyst software. The study can help the PV installers to determine the appropriate constraints for optimal sizing and designing of a 100kW
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PV power plant.