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Performance analysis of an experimental and simulated grid connected photovoltaic system in southwest Algeria

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The main purpose of the study is to examine the experimental and simulation performance of a 6 MWp grid-connected photovoltaic power plant during a specific period. A specific analysis technique was applied based on the IEC 61,724 standards to assess the effect of climatic factors. The treated data resulting from monitoring for 2 consecutive years (Jun 2017–Jun 2019) was analyzed on a daily and monthly basis in order to evaluate the performance trends of the solar PV system under climatic conditions such as an arid desert. Numerous measurement metrics are used in this respect, including the energy yields, performance ratio (PR), capacity factor (CF), and losses. The performance results obtained are compared with the PVsyst simulation, where findings of this study show that the actual data from the photovoltaic plant production closely matches the expected data collected using the PVSyst software. The average monthly yield of the PV array and the final yield were 5.1 and 4.7 h/d, respectively. The average performance ratio (PR) for the rows and the PV system was 90 and 84%, respectively. The average monthly efficiency of the PV array and the system were 12.68 and 11.75%, respectively. By comparing the results of the performance parameters of this installation with the results reported by different systems operating in various conditions, a desert climate may demonstrate to be slightly favorable. The experimental findings obtained during field operations illustrate how environmental parameters have a significant effect on both energy generation performance and system losses, where the Tm > 42 °C & PR < 70% the energy generated is relatively low even though the availability of solar irradiation, and also a correlation between the monthly average module temperature and the performance ratio with a correlation value of R2 = 0.90.

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Abbreviations

A m :

PV module area (m2)

A a :

PV array area (m2)

G T :

Global in-plane solar radiation (W/m2)

H T :

Global in-plane solar insolation (kWh/m2)

T m :

Module temperature (°C)

G STC :

Solar radiation STC (KW/m2)

P AC :

AC power (kW)

P DC :

DC power (kW)

P DC ,STC :

DC power under standard test conditions (kW)

P nom :

PV nominal power (kWp)

E AC :

AC energy produced (kW h)

E DC ,D :

Daily DC energy produced (kW h)

E AC ,D :

Daily AC energy produced (kW h)

EAC ,M :

Monthly AC energy produced (kW h)

E AC ,A :

Annual AC energy produced (kW h)

CF:

Capacity factor (%),

PR:

Performance ratio (%)

Y A :

Array yield (kWh/kWp)

Y F :

Final yield (kW h/kWp)

Y R :

Reference yield (kWh/kWp)

T amb :

Ambient Temperature (°C)

RH:

Relative Humidity (%)

W s :

Wind speed (m/s)

Pa:

Atmospheric pressure (HPa)

T cell :

Cell temperature, °C

L c :

Capture losses (h/day)

L s :

System losses (h/day)

L cT :

Cell temperature losses (h/day)

η STC :

PV efficiency at standard test condition

η PV :

PV module efficiency, %

η inv :

Inverter efficiency, %

η sys :

System efficiency

η tem :

\(= 1 - { }\beta \left( {T_{c} - 25} \right)\)

PV:

Photovoltaic

sys:

System

STC:

Standard test conditions

η :

Efficiency (%)

AC:

Alternating current (A)

DC:

Direct current (A

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    Salem Chabachi, Ammar Necaibia, Ahmed Bouraiou & Messaoud Hamouda

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Chabachi, S., Necaibia, A., Abdelkhalek, O. et al. Performance analysis of an experimental and simulated grid connected photovoltaic system in southwest Algeria. Int J Energy Environ Eng 13, 831–851 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00474-9

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