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Investigation of the Effect of Solar Panel Type on the Design and Operation of a Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System Using PVsyst Software

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty Member, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Nowadays, due to the increase in the amount of environmental pollutants and the electricity production price of energy carriers, the use of renewable energy sources for electricity production is increasing. Among renewable energy systems, photovoltaic systems, due to their stability, long lifetime, and low maintenance costs, are very popular. Utilization of these systems requires an accurate evaluation and understanding of various aspects of their performance, and ignoring this important issue is not only ineffective, but it may also lead to irrecoverable economic costs. To prevent this problem, several simulator applications are available for pre-construction testing of power generation units. In this paper, in order to simulate and assess the possibility of installing a photovoltaic production unit in the study environment, PVsyst application and accurate meteorological data such as annual radiation rate and environmental temperature have been used. Since solar arrays are installed in both movable and fixed forms, in this paper, the performance of both is examined separately and the model that had lower losses in practice and consequently higher efficiency is introduced. The simulation results showed that in the study environment, using the fixed type of solar panel for generating electrical energy is more appropriate than using the mobile type.
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Volume 20, Issue 1 - Serial Number 61
Technical & Engineering
Spring 2023
Pages 75-99

  • Receive Date 21 June 2022
  • Revise Date 06 November 2022
  • Accept Date 03 January 2023