Version 7.1.

PVsyst - Simulation report

Grid-Connected System

Project: 3 MW PV Solar Plant in ASWAN

Variant: New simulation variant
No 3D scene defined, no shadings
System power: 3001 kWp
Idfū - Egypt

Author
 Project: 3 MW PV Solar Plant in ASWAN
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.1.7
VC0, Simulation date:
21/06/21 12:35
with v7.1.7

Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
Idfū Latitude 24.98 °N Albedo 0.20
Egypt Longitude 32.88 °E
Altitude 84 m
Time zone UTC+2

Meteo data
Idfū
Meteonorm 7.3 (1980-2009), Sat=100% - Synthetic

System summary
Grid-Connected System No 3D scene defined, no shadings

PV Field Orientation Near Shadings User's needs

Fixed plane No Shadings Unlimited load (grid)
Tilt/Azimuth 28 / 0 °

System information
PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 6669 units Nb. of units 21 units
Pnom total 3001 kWp Pnom total 2310 kWac
Pnom ratio 1.299

Results summary
Produced Energy 5942 MWh/year Specific production 1980 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 79.07 %

Table of contents
Project and results summary 2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Main results 4
Loss diagram 5
Special graphs 6

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 Project: 3 MW PV Solar Plant in ASWAN
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.1.7
VC0, Simulation date:
21/06/21 12:35
with v7.1.7

General parameters
Grid-Connected System No 3D scene defined, no shadings

PV Field Orientation
Orientation Sheds configuration Models used
Fixed plane No 3D scene defined Transposition Perez
Tilt/Azimuth 28 / 0 ° Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm
Circumsolar separate

Horizon Near Shadings User's needs

Free Horizon No Shadings Unlimited load (grid)

PV Array Characteristics
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer Ulica Solar Manufacturer Ginlong Technologies
Model UL-450M-144 Model Solis-110K-5G
(Custom parameters definition) (Custom parameters definition)
Unit Nom. Power 450 Wp Unit Nom. Power 110 kWac
Number of PV modules 6669 units Number of inverters 21 units
Nominal (STC) 3001 kWp Total power 2310 kWac
Modules 351 Strings x 19 In series Operating voltage 180-1000 V
At operating cond. (50°C) Max. power (=>35°C) 121 kWac
Pmpp 2708 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.30
U mpp 702 V
I mpp 3857 A

Total PV power Total inverter power

Nominal (STC) 3001 kWp Total power 2310 kWac
Total 6669 modules Nb. of inverters 21 units
Module area 14733 m² Pnom ratio 1.30
Cell area 13166 m²

Array losses
Array Soiling Losses Thermal Loss factor DC wiring losses
Loss Fraction 3.0 % Module temperature according to irradiance Global array res. 3.0 mΩ
Uc (const) 20.0 W/m²K Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s

Module Quality Loss Module mismatch losses Strings Mismatch loss

Loss Fraction -0.8 % Loss Fraction 2.0 % at MPP Loss Fraction 0.1 %

IAM loss factor

ASHRAE Param: IAM = 1 - bo(1/cosi -1)
bo Param. 0.05

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 Project: 3 MW PV Solar Plant in ASWAN
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.1.7
VC0, Simulation date:
21/06/21 12:35
with v7.1.7

Main results
System Production
Produced Energy 5942 MWh/year Specific production 1980 kWh/kWp/year
Performance Ratio PR 79.07 %

Normalized productions (per installed kWp) Performance Ratio PR

Balances and main results

GlobHor DiffHor T_Amb GlobInc GlobEff EArray E_Grid PR

kWh/m² kWh/m² °C kWh/m² kWh/m² MWh MWh ratio
January 137.9 32.91 14.59 196.3 186.7 502.4 494.9 0.840
February 152.4 34.11 16.84 195.4 186.3 489.0 481.4 0.821
March 200.0 48.60 21.67 226.5 215.6 552.6 543.8 0.800
April 216.2 66.50 26.65 217.3 205.8 519.1 511.0 0.783
May 232.8 77.65 30.99 213.5 201.3 502.6 494.7 0.772
June 234.2 67.16 32.95 205.1 192.7 478.6 471.1 0.765
July 242.3 62.54 34.45 215.5 202.7 497.9 490.0 0.757
August 226.3 69.66 33.80 219.0 207.0 507.8 500.0 0.761
September 200.6 51.53 31.12 217.0 205.9 508.1 500.2 0.768
October 175.7 46.32 27.37 215.2 204.7 515.4 507.5 0.786
November 141.8 33.06 20.58 194.0 184.9 481.2 473.6 0.813
December 129.7 31.10 16.20 189.2 180.1 481.4 474.0 0.835
Year 2289.8 621.13 25.65 2504.0 2373.8 6036.2 5942.2 0.791

Legends
GlobHor Global horizontal irradiation EArray Effective energy at the output of the array
DiffHor Horizontal diffuse irradiation E_Grid Energy injected into grid
T_Amb Ambient Temperature PR Performance Ratio
GlobInc Global incident in coll. plane
GlobEff Effective Global, corr. for IAM and shadings

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 Project: 3 MW PV Solar Plant in ASWAN
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.1.7
VC0, Simulation date:
21/06/21 12:35
with v7.1.7

Loss diagram
2290 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation
+9.4% Global incident in coll. plane

-2.27% IAM factor on global

-3.00% Soiling loss factor

2374 kWh/m² * 14733 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 20.38% PV conversion

7127 MWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)

-0.08% PV loss due to irradiance level

-12.94% PV loss due to temperature

+0.75% Module quality loss

-2.10% Mismatch loss, modules and strings

-1.27% Ohmic wiring loss

6037 MWh Array virtual energy at MPP
-1.55% Inverter Loss during operation (efficiency)
-0.02% Inverter Loss over nominal inv. power
0.00% Inverter Loss due to max. input current
0.00% Inverter Loss over nominal inv. voltage
0.00% Inverter Loss due to power threshold
0.00% Inverter Loss due to voltage threshold
0.00% Night consumption
5942 MWh Available Energy at Inverter Output
5942 MWh Energy injected into grid

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 Project: 3 MW PV Solar Plant in ASWAN
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.1.7
VC0, Simulation date:
21/06/21 12:35
with v7.1.7

Special graphs
Daily Input/Output diagram

System Output Power Distribution

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