Performance Investigation of On-Grid Solar Photovoltaic System in Eskişehir/Turkey

Abstract

The paper presents a performance investigation of a 3-kW grid interactive photovoltaic system located at Eskişehir Technical University using PVSYST program. The system has 260 , 12 PV modules and is connected to a 3-kW inverter. Parameters like the energy from PV panels, energy fed to the utility grid, performance ratio and final yield per installed is presented. The system produces 4839 kWh/year and injects 4648 kWh/year into the utility grid. It has a performance ratio of 84.8% and the specific production of 4.08 kWh/ /day. The specific production is compared to other systems in the literature review around the world. The paper concludes that Eskişehir region has a better solar energy potential than most places in Europe but not as good as the solar PV systems located in Africa or Asia.