Using Solar Systems for the Power Supply of Baghdad City in Iraq

In this study scope, Iraq’s area and solar power potential are searched and defined theoretically. It’s created a set of data about annual electricity consumption in daily detail, and electricity consumption is simulated in a photovoltaic way. The state of compensation by photovoltaic electric generation systems is evaluated. The study is limited by Baghdad, the solar power of Iraq, and it is evaluated by considering a house’s total needs. The total insolation time in the Baghdad city area; is 4417 hours. The solar power potential of an area is calculated at 2274 kWh/m2 in Baghdad. The technical solar power potential of an electric generation system with photovoltaic panels placed within a vertical situation and looking precisely through the south in a horizontal situation, 20 degrees in Baghdad, is calculated at about 5184.72 kWh/year in Baghdad. The annual electric consumption of a house is stated 4693.49 kWh/year; for seasons, total energy consumption is 2154.74 kWh/year in summer, 416.91 kWh/year in spring, and 961.83 kWh/year in winter. It’s reached the conclusion that a Poly-Crystalline Silicon PV module which is a network that meets this load and has a battery connection, is appropriate for consumption conducts having a 0.75 performance rate and for environmental conditions. The number of modules is 9 in Baghdad. With the result of the cost calculations done for the cities, it’s found out that photovoltaic solar power panel systems that cost 9628 $ in Baghdad are good enough to fulfill.