Loss, Performance and Carbon Analysis of the Grid-Connected PV System, Rivers State University using PV syst

This research centres on analyzing the losses and hence, the performance of the PV plant connected to the grid network using PVsyst 7.2.6 programming software. The plant's output power is 500kW with 1962 panels installed. It has 18 panels connected in series and 109 panels joined in parallel. The station has 1,140,796kWh DC energy produced per year and actualAC energy of 1,114,502kWh sent to the grid. The losses due to the quality of the modules (ModQual) is 3,811.050kWh per year, losses due to modular incompatibility (MisLoss) is 24,705kWh per year, losses due to wiring (Ohm loss) is 10,941kWh per year, losses due to inverter operation is 25,489kWhper year, and the sum of losses by inverter system is 26,294kWh per year, as there are no losses due to: starting power (IL Pmin), high charging (IL Pmax), low voltage power point window (IL Vmin); and highest voltage power point (IL Vmax). The performance ratio of the plant is 83.2% with a total loss of less than 20%. It is found that the station is 97.7% efficient. The plant saved 9044.009 tons of carbon from being emitted into the atmosphere. {"references": ["1.\tRao, L. K. R. S. S., Saiteja, K. V. D., & Kumar, P. R. (2019). Design and Simulation of 100kW Grid-Connected Solar PV System using Matlab/Simulink. International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 7(9), 9372-9380.", "2.\tChhikara, R., Mehta, N. (2015). Analyzing the Performance of Grid-Connected PV System. International Journal of Engineering Science and Research Technology, 4(7), 511-515.", "3.\tVasanthkumar, D. S., & Naganagouda, D. H. (2017). Design and development of 5MW solar PV grid connected power plant using PVsyst. Int. Res. J. Eng. Technol, 4, 778-785.", "4.\tShaaban, M., & Petinrin, J. O. (2014). Renewable energy potentials in Nigeria: Meeting rural energy needs. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 29, 72-84.", "5.\tBamisile, O., Dagbasi, M., Babatunde, A., & Ayodele, O. (2017). A review of renewable energy potential in Nigeria; solar power development over the years. Engineering and Applied Science Research, 44(4), 242-248", "6.\tEnamulla, Md., Balaji, R.R., Rao, J. M., Venkata, B. S. P., Phanindra, S., & Haritha, T. (2022). A Review on Renewable Energy Sources, Applications and Difficulties. International Journal of Latest Engineering and Multidisciplinary Research, 1(1), 25-28.", "7.\tUwho, K. O., Idoniboyeobu, D. C. & Amadi, H. N., (2022). Design and Simulation of 500kW Grid-Connected PV System for Faculty of Engineering, Rivers State University using PVsyst Software. Iconic Research and Engineering Journals, 5(8), 221-229.", "8.\tKabalci, E. (2013). Design and analysis of a hybrid renewable energy plant with solar and wind power. Energy Conversion and Management, 72, 51-59.", "9.\tNayana, M., Sunitha, N. H., & Siva, Y. (2017). Performance evaluation of 10MWp solar power plant at Shiva Samudram power station. International Journal of Electronics Engineering Research, 9(7), 1099-1108."]}