Proposed Solar PV System in Educational Campus in Faridabad, India

This paper proposes a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant installation in the campus of an educational institute in Faridabad, India. The proposed PV plant is in grid connected mode. Total energy consumed in the year 2019 is analyzed. The institute is having a small scale PV installation which contributed to little more than 7% of it’s annual consumption. The area under installation can be increased by covering areas like parking and other available rooftop area. Three local solar panel manufacturers are taken for simulation and the one giving maximum output is selected. Simulation is done on PVsyst 7.2 software. The system generated 31832 MWh electric energy which can meet 85% of the electricity demand and still having nearly 31000 MWh surplus energy which can be sold to the grid. An economic analysis is done considering different costs involved in installing and operating the system. The amount invested can be recovered in nearly 7 years making the PV plant economically feasible.