Performance analysis of the first large-scale (15 MWp) grid-connected photovoltaic plant in Mauritania

Sidi, Cheikh El Banany Elhadj; Ndiaye, Mamadou Lamine; Bah, Menny El; Mbodji, Abdoul K.; Ndiaye, Ababacar; Ndiaye, P.

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2016.04.070

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“…The system yield indicates the actual electric generation of the PV system in respect to its rated capacity. The array yield is defined as the energy output from the PV array over a defined period (day, month or year) divided by its rated power and is given as 8,17,19,30 :…”

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“…Electricity production using photovoltaic (PV) systems is stable, reliable and have the potential to play an important role in CO 2 emissions mitigation 7 . Over the years, various studies have been conducted on the performance parameters of different PV systems installed in different geographical locations, with different climatic conditions [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] . Authors in 19 analysed the performance of a 171.36 kWp grid-connected photovoltaic park on the island of Crete.…”

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A comparison of the performance of mono-Si and poly-Si photovoltaic modules operating under Kosovo climate condition

Komoni

Gebremedhin

Ibrahimi

2018

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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The performance analysis and evaluation of a real grid-connected photovoltaic system operating under mild continental climate condition of Kosovo is conducted in this paper. The PV system is installed on a flat roof of the laboratory building at Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering. With fixed monocrystalline silicon (m-Si) and polycrystalline silicon (p-Si) module types with an installed capacity of 1.76 kWp and 2.16 kWp respectively, inclined at an angle of 45 • C, facing south and through two solar inverters, the latter feds the low voltage distribution grid with electricity. Performance and meteorological data for each type of modules were collected and analyzed for the period between December 2014 to November 2015. The m-Si PV modules have shown higher performance compared with p-Si PV modules. Electricity production during the monitoring period was 1286.57 kWh/kWp from p-Si modules and 1328.21 kWh/kWp from m-Si modules. The annually average daily final yield (Y f ), the annual average value of performance ratio (PR) and system efficiency (η sys ), for the p-Si PV modules were found to be 3.53 kWh/kWp/day, 80% and 11.67% respectively. In addition, corresponding values for the m-Si modules were 3.64 kWh/kWp/day, 84% and 12.78% respectively. Furthermore, a comparative analysis of the performance of the photovoltaic system under study with other photovoltaic systems installed in various countries worldwide was carefully investigated and presented in this paper.

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Section: B System Yieldmentioning

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A comparison of the performance of mono-Si and poly-Si photovoltaic modules operating under Kosovo climate condition

Komoni

Gebremedhin

Ibrahimi

2018

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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“…This explains the low energy value in the month of July despite high irradiation. From Figures 2 and 3, it is evidently clear that increases in ambient temperature have a negative effect on the energy produced by the system due to the increased PV modules temperature, although the wind flow on the photovoltaic modules contributes to reducing the PV cell temperature [7,19]. Generally, the irradiation had a greater impact on energy generation than ambient temperature [22].…”

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“…In the literature, many studies have investigated, evaluated, and analyzed PV grid-connected systems in different locations, such as India [1], Italy [2], Ireland [3], Ghana [4], Iran [5], Brazil [6], Mauritania [7], Korea [8], Greece [9], and Morocco [10].…”

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Performance Analysis of a 20 MW Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Installation in Adrar, South of Algeria

Aoun¹

2020

Advanced Statistical Modeling, Forecasting, and Fault Detection in Renewable Energy Systems

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This chapter presents the performance of a 20 MWp grid-connected PV system installed in a harsh environment, Adrar in the South of Algeria. The results were monitored over a period of 1 year, from January 2018 to December 2018. The PV system assessment includes final and reference yields, system efficiency, performance ratio, capacity factor, and total system losses. The total yearly energy delivered to the grid was 35892.22 MWh, and the monthly average reference and final yields of the system are in the range 5.92-8.1 (h/day) and 4.39-5.56 (h/day), respectively. Furthermore, the annual average daily PV system efficiency, performance ratio, capacity factor, and total losses were 10.82%, 71.71%, 20.76%, and 2.04 h/day, respectively.

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“…The array performance (Y m ) is defined as the output direct current (DC) of the photovoltaic array over a period of time, divided by the nominal power. Other authors represent it as the time, measured in kWh/kWp, that the photovoltaic modules must operate at their nominal power to generate the energy produced [44]. It is represented by Equation 1:…”

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Study of Power Quality at the Point of Common Coupling of a Low Voltage Grid and a Distributed Generation System of 7.8 kWp in a Tropical Region

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In this paper we analyze an experimental 1000 kWh/month distributed generation system in a tropical region connected to a point of common coupling in a low voltage grid that was characterized according to NTC 5001. This photovoltaic system has 7.8 kWp and uses 30 polycrystalline silicon-panels of 260 Wp each. Its maximum energy produced was 850 kWh/month, equivalent to 72.65% of the installed capacity. Finally, there was an increase of 2% with respect to the minimum voltage value that was recorded. The voltage unbalance decreases between 3.5 and 70% and voltage harmonics in each line increased by 7% on line U1, 0.8% on U2, 3% on U3 and current harmonics have a 22% increase. Likewise, the total active and reactive power were increased by 58% and 42% respectively, and the thermography study allowed to establish a temperature increase at the point of common coupling of 7.5%. Therefore, it is expected that this paper can serve as a reference for the application of Colombian law 1715 in solar energy.

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Performance analysis of the first large-scale (15 MWp) grid-connected photovoltaic plant in Mauritania

Cited by 121 publications

References 21 publications

A comparison of the performance of mono-Si and poly-Si photovoltaic modules operating under Kosovo climate condition

A comparison of the performance of mono-Si and poly-Si photovoltaic modules operating under Kosovo climate condition

Performance Analysis of a 20 MW Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Installation in Adrar, South of Algeria

Study of Power Quality at the Point of Common Coupling of a Low Voltage Grid and a Distributed Generation System of 7.8 kWp in a Tropical Region

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