Comparative performance evaluation of solar PV modules from different manufacturers in India by using PVsyst

Electrical energy is an essential requirement for everyday life and its demand is increasing globally. To meet the rapidly increasing demand without adversely affecting the environment, world over there is focus on renewable energy based power generation of which solar photo voltaic (PV) based power generation systems are the major contributors. To exploit the solar energy for electrical power generation, solar photovoltaic technology is used. The performance of the PV system depends not only on geographical location but also on the types of solar module. In this paper, for the same load and weather conditions, solar panels of different manufacturers in India are used in a PV system for comparative analysis of performance. Comparative analysis in terms of losses and efficiency of different solar panels is presented in tabular form. This simulation study is carried out using PVsyst software which has got large built-in database as may be required to develop a project on PV systems.