An Approach of “PVsyst” to simulate a 20 kWp Solar Grid-Connected PV System for a Technical Institute at Singrauli, India

The conventional energy plants are losing commands over the load requirements of numerous urban & rural zones of India. Rapid growth in population, poor government policies and its implementation regarding public utility companies, load dispatch strategies and load shading situations etc. are some major causes of the stated issue. Efforts are made to move towards the green and clean energies. As a solution, solar energy is found to be an alternate technique of energy generation, due to its eco-friendly behavior and load feeding capabilities. In current study, design, planning & sizing of a 20 kWp solar grid-tied photovoltaic solar system to fulfill the departmental load requirements at government polytechnic institute, located at Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh by “PVsyst” tool, has been studied. Additionally, carbon dioxide emission analysis also done for the suggested PV system, by considering 30 years of life cycle. Further, the performance ratio of a proposed PV system is 74.06 %. The entire analysis is carried out by considering seasonal tilt angles, i.e. 8°& 45° for summer and winter seasons respectively. The specific energy production is 1493 kWh/kWp/year for the suggested system. Further, all the technicality of the proposed methodology has been examined and well explained in upcoming sections of this study. Based on research, it is observed that, the stated PV system has the potential to satisfy the departmental load requirements appropriately with the satisfactory performance & efficiency.