Design and economic analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system for different types of solar panels in Saudi Arabia using pvsyst software

This project presents a feasibility study of a grid-connected photovoltaic (GCPV) system in Al Juaima'h, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to reduce the electricity costs and CO2 emission. The proposed GCPV system is designed using PVsyst software. PVsyst is a PV design software that widely used...

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Main Author: Elsaid Ayousha, Abdelrahman Fathy
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Published: 2021
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description This project presents a feasibility study of a grid-connected photovoltaic (GCPV) system in Al Juaima'h, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to reduce the electricity costs and CO2 emission. The proposed GCPV system is designed using PVsyst software. PVsyst is a PV design software that widely used to design photovoltaic systems. It provides an easy-to-use approach to GCPV project development, design and analysis. Moreover, the PVsyst has a large database of meteorological data for most of the locations around the world. The proposed 960 kWp GCPV system has been designed and simulated using the PVsyst software. The design is performed for three different solar panel technologies which are monocrystalline, polycrystalline and thin-film. From the simulation, it found that the monocrystalline can generate energy of 1616.9 MWh with performance ratio of 82.3%, the project’s payback period of 6.9 years and the CO2 reduction of 29878.2 tCO₂. From the simulation, it found that the polycrystalline can generate energy of 1594.3 MWh with performance ratio of 82%, the project’s payback period of 6.4 years and the CO2 emission reduction of 29452.7 tCO₂. From the simulation, it found that the thin-film can generate energy of 1537.5 MWh with performance ratio of 81.1%, the project’s payback period of 6.1 years and the CO2 emission reduction of 28954.2 tCO₂. Therefore, it can conclude that the monocrystalline PV panels generate higher energy and performance ratio compared to others.
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spelling uthm.eprints-69892022-04-26T06:56:02Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6989/ Design and economic analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system for different types of solar panels in Saudi Arabia using pvsyst software Elsaid Ayousha, Abdelrahman Fathy TK1001-1841 Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations This project presents a feasibility study of a grid-connected photovoltaic (GCPV) system in Al Juaima'h, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to reduce the electricity costs and CO2 emission. The proposed GCPV system is designed using PVsyst software. PVsyst is a PV design software that widely used to design photovoltaic systems. It provides an easy-to-use approach to GCPV project development, design and analysis. Moreover, the PVsyst has a large database of meteorological data for most of the locations around the world. The proposed 960 kWp GCPV system has been designed and simulated using the PVsyst software. The design is performed for three different solar panel technologies which are monocrystalline, polycrystalline and thin-film. From the simulation, it found that the monocrystalline can generate energy of 1616.9 MWh with performance ratio of 82.3%, the project’s payback period of 6.9 years and the CO2 reduction of 29878.2 tCO₂. From the simulation, it found that the polycrystalline can generate energy of 1594.3 MWh with performance ratio of 82%, the project’s payback period of 6.4 years and the CO2 emission reduction of 29452.7 tCO₂. From the simulation, it found that the thin-film can generate energy of 1537.5 MWh with performance ratio of 81.1%, the project’s payback period of 6.1 years and the CO2 emission reduction of 28954.2 tCO₂. Therefore, it can conclude that the monocrystalline PV panels generate higher energy and performance ratio compared to others. 2021-07 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6989/1/24p%20ABDELRAHMAN%20FATHY%20ELSAID%20AYOUSHA.pdf text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6989/2/ABDELRAHMAN%20FATHY%20ELSAID%20AYOUSHA%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6989/3/ABDELRAHMAN%20FATHY%20ELSAID%20AYOUSHA%20WATERMARK.pdf Elsaid Ayousha, Abdelrahman Fathy (2021) Design and economic analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system for different types of solar panels in Saudi Arabia using pvsyst software. Masters thesis, Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia.
spellingShingle TK1001-1841 Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations
Elsaid Ayousha, Abdelrahman Fathy
Design and economic analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system for different types of solar panels in Saudi Arabia using pvsyst software
title Design and economic analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system for different types of solar panels in Saudi Arabia using pvsyst software
title_full Design and economic analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system for different types of solar panels in Saudi Arabia using pvsyst software
title_fullStr Design and economic analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system for different types of solar panels in Saudi Arabia using pvsyst software
title_full_unstemmed Design and economic analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system for different types of solar panels in Saudi Arabia using pvsyst software
title_short Design and economic analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system for different types of solar panels in Saudi Arabia using pvsyst software
title_sort design and economic analysis of a grid connected photovoltaic system for different types of solar panels in saudi arabia using pvsyst software
topic TK1001-1841 Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations
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