Version 7.3.

PVsyst TRIAL
PVsyst - Simulation report
Standalone system

Project: Benasque
Variant: Nueva variante de simulación
Standalone system with batteries
System power: 3840 Wp

PVsyst TRIAL Benasque - España

PVsyst TRIAL

PVsyst TRIAL
Autor(a)

PVsyst TRIAL
 Project: Benasque
Variant: Nueva variante de simulación

PVsyst V7.3.2
VC0, Simulation date:
04/04/23 14:03

PVsyst TRIAL
with v7.3.2

Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
Benasque Latitude 42.61 °N Albedo 0.20
España Longitude 0.52 °E
Altitude 1142 m
Time zone UTC+1

Meteo data
Benasque
Meteonorm 8.1 (2000-2017), Sat=100% - Sintético

System summary

PVsyst TRIAL
Standalone system Standalone system with batteries

PV Field Orientation User's needs

Fixed plane Daily household consumers
Tilt/Azimuth 52.6 / 0 ° Constant over the year
Average 13.5 kWh/Day

System information
PV Array Battery pack
Nb. of modules 12 units Technology Lead-acid, vented, tubular
Pnom total 3840 Wp Nb. of units 36 units
Voltage 48 V
Capacity 1431 Ah

Results summary

PVsyst TRIAL
Useful energy from solar 4824.17 kWh/year
Missing Energy
Excess (unused)
106.69 kWh/year
638.10 kWh/year

Project and results summary

Specific production 1256 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR
Available solar energy 5838.45 kWh/year

Table of contents
Solar Fraction SF
65.88 %
97.84 %

2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Horizon definition 4
Detailed User's needs 5
Main results 6
Loss diagram 7
Predef. graphs 8

PVsyst TRIAL

PVsyst TRIAL
04/04/23 PVsyst Evaluation mode Page 2/8
 Project: Benasque
Variant: Nueva variante de simulación

PVsyst V7.3.2
VC0, Simulation date:
04/04/23 14:03

PVsyst TRIAL
with v7.3.2

General parameters
Standalone system Standalone system with batteries

PV Field Orientation
Orientation Sheds configuration Models used
Fixed plane Transposition Perez
Tilt/Azimuth 52.6 / 0 ° Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm
Circumsolar separate

Horizon User's needs

Average Height 16.3 ° Daily household consumers
Constant over the year
Average 13.5 kWh/Day

PVsyst TRIAL
PV module
Manufacturer
Model
(Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power 320 Wp
PV Array Characteristics

Generic
M320 Wp 60 cells
Battery
Manufacturer
Model
Technology
Nb. of units
Generic
12V 3 RES OPzS 190
Lead-acid, vented, tubular
9 in parallel x 4 in series
Number of PV modules 12 units Discharging min. SOC 19.8 %
Nominal (STC) 3840 Wp Stored energy 55.1 kWh
Modules 1 String x 12 In series Battery Pack Characteristics
At operating cond. (50°C) Voltage 48 V
Pmpp 3458 Wp Nominal Capacity 1431 Ah (C10)
U mpp 360 V Temperature Fixed 20 °C
I mpp 9.6 A

PVsyst TRIAL
Controller
Manufacturer
Model
Technology
Temp coeff.
Converter
MPPT converter
Generic
VarioString VS-70

-3.0 mV/°C/Elem.
Battery Management control
Threshold commands as
Charging
Corresp. SOC
Discharging
Corresp. SOC
Battery voltage
56.8 / 50.2 V
0.95 / 0.75
47.2 / 48.9 V
0.20 / 0.45
Maxi and EURO efficiencies 98.0 / 96.5 %

Total PV power
Nominal (STC) 3.84 kWp
Total 12 modules
Module area 19.5 m²
Cell area 17.6 m²

PVsyst TRIAL
Thermal Loss factor
Module temperature according to irradiance
Uc (const)
Uv (wind)

Module Quality Loss

20.0 W/m²K
0.0 W/m²K/m/s
DC wiring losses

Loss Fraction
Array losses

Global array res.

Module mismatch losses

629 mΩ
1.5 % at STC
Serie Diode Loss
Voltage drop
Loss Fraction

Strings Mismatch loss

0.7 V
0.2 % at STC

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

IAM loss factor

Incidence effect (IAM): Fresnel smooth glass, n = 1.526

0° 30° 50° 60° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90°

1.000 0.998 0.981 0.948 0.862 0.776 0.636 0.403 0.000

PVsyst TRIAL
04/04/23 PVsyst Evaluation mode Page 3/8
 Project: Benasque
Variant: Nueva variante de simulación

PVsyst V7.3.2
VC0, Simulation date:
04/04/23 14:03

PVsyst TRIAL
with v7.3.2

Horizon definition
Horizonte del servicio web de Meteonorm, lat=42,6053, lon=0,5231

Average Height 16.3 ° Albedo Factor 0.49

Diffuse Factor 0.86 Albedo Fraction 100 %

Horizon profile

Azimuth [°] -179 -175 -173 -168 -159 -157 -150 -148 -138 -132 -129 -122 -120 -115
Height [°] 21.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 13.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 7.0 10.0 12.0 16.0 17.0 19.0
Azimuth [°] -113 -102 -100 -92 -87 -79 -77 -72 -67 -60 -53 -37 -35 -30
Height [°] 20.0 23.0 24.0 24.0 23.0 21.0 20.0 18.0 17.0 15.0 14.0 12.0 13.0 14.0
Azimuth [°] -29 -28 -23 -16 -3 2 14 20 34 40 58 67 75 78

PVsyst TRIAL
Height [°] 13.0 13.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 11.0 9.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 11.0 13.0
Azimuth [°] 82 86 91 93 109 125 127 143 146 158 168 173 177 179
Height [°] 15.0 18.0 20.0 21.0 24.0 26.0 27.0 29.0 28.0 24.0 25.0 24.0 22.0 21.0

Sun Paths (Height / Azimuth diagram)

PVsyst TRIAL

PVsyst TRIAL

PVsyst TRIAL
04/04/23 PVsyst Evaluation mode Page 4/8
 Project: Benasque
Variant: Nueva variante de simulación

PVsyst V7.3.2
VC0, Simulation date:
04/04/23 14:03

PVsyst TRIAL
with v7.3.2

Detailed User's needs

Daily household consumers, Constant over the year, average = 13.5 kWh/day
Annual values Hourly distribution

Nb. Power Use Energy

W Hour/day Wh/day
Lámparas (LED o fluo) 14 20/lamp 6.0 1680
Tele/PC/movil 6 240/app 4.0 5760
Electrodomésticos 5 900/app 0.5 2250
Nevera / congelación profunda 1 24 1099
lavadora/ secadora 2 1 1500
Radio / Despertador 2 10 tot 1.0 20

PVsyst TRIAL
Alarma 1 30 tot 24.0 720
Consumidores en espera 24.0, 7days/7 480
Total daily energy 13509

PVsyst TRIAL

PVsyst TRIAL

PVsyst TRIAL
04/04/23 PVsyst Evaluation mode Page 5/8
 Project: Benasque
Variant: Nueva variante de simulación

PVsyst V7.3.2
VC0, Simulation date:
04/04/23 14:03

PVsyst TRIAL
with v7.3.2

Main results
System Production
Useful energy from solar 4824.17 kWh/year Performance Ratio PR 65.88 %
Available solar energy 5838.45 kWh/year Solar Fraction SF 97.84 %
Excess (unused) 638.10 kWh/year
Loss of Load Battery aging (State of Wear)
Time Fraction 2.3 % Cycles SOW 95.7 %
Missing Energy 106.69 kWh/year Static SOW 94.4 %

Normalized productions (per installed kWp) Performance Ratio PR

PVsyst TRIAL
Balances and main results

PVsyst TRIAL
January
February
March
April
GlobHor
kWh/m²
60.9
83.2
134.9
154.0
GlobEff
kWh/m²
111.0
133.0
166.8
142.8
E_Avail
kWh
388.0
460.1
573.1
486.3
EUnused
kWh
0.0
11.1
110.8
51.5
E_Miss
kWh
21.94
0.00
0.00
0.00
E_User
kWh
396.8
378.3
418.8
405.3
E_Load
kWh
418.8
378.3
418.8
405.3
SolFrac
ratio
0.948
1.000
1.000
1.000
May 190.1 149.5 507.9 54.6 0.00 418.8 418.8 1.000
June 208.0 152.1 506.9 67.1 0.00 405.3 405.3 1.000
July 222.8 168.9 557.1 85.4 0.00 418.8 418.8 1.000
August 198.3 176.2 578.0 109.4 0.00 418.8 418.8 1.000
September 148.1 163.2 536.4 92.7 0.00 405.3 405.3 1.000
October 103.3 147.1 487.5 55.6 0.00 418.8 418.8 1.000
November 64.0 109.6 378.2 0.0 48.74 356.5 405.3 0.880

PVsyst TRIAL
December 54.9 108.0 379.1 0.0 36.01 382.8 418.8 0.914
Year 1622.4 1728.1 5838.4 638.1 106.69 4824.2 4930.9 0.978

Legends
GlobHor Global horizontal irradiation E_User Energy supplied to the user
GlobEff Effective Global, corr. for IAM and shadings E_Load Energy need of the user (Load)
E_Avail Available Solar Energy SolFrac Solar fraction (EUsed / ELoad)
EUnused Unused energy (battery full)
E_Miss Missing energy

PVsyst TRIAL
04/04/23 PVsyst Evaluation mode Page 6/8
 Project: Benasque
Variant: Nueva variante de simulación

PVsyst V7.3.2
VC0, Simulation date:
04/04/23 14:03

PVsyst TRIAL
with v7.3.2

Loss diagram
1622 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation
+17.5% Global incident in coll. plane

-7.51% Far Shadings / Horizon

-2.02% IAM factor on global

1728 kWh/m² * 20 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 19.69% PV conversion

PVsyst TRIAL 6643 kWh

-0.57%

-6.37%

+0.75%

-2.10%
Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)
PV loss due to irradiance level

PV loss due to temperature

Module quality loss

Mismatch loss, modules and strings

-1.27% Ohmic wiring loss

-10.60% Unused energy (battery full)

5380 kWh Effective energy at the output of the array

PVsyst TRIAL
-3.16% Converter Loss during operation (efficiency)

-0.15% Converter Loss over nominal conv. power

-0.11% Converter Loss due to power threshold
0.00% Converter Loss over nominal conv. voltage
0.00% Converter Loss due to voltage threshold
5200 kWh Converter losses (effic, overload)
Missing Direct use Stored Battery Storage
26.0% 74.0%
energy -0.22% Battery Stored Energy balance
2.16% -4.62% Battery efficiency loss
106.7 kWh
-2.21% Charge/Disch. Current Efficiency Loss

-1.67% Gassing Current (electrolyte dissociation)

PVsyst TRIAL
-0.89% Battery Self-discharge Current
4824 kWh Energy supplied to the user

4931 kWh Energy need of the user (Load)

PVsyst TRIAL
04/04/23 PVsyst Evaluation mode Page 7/8
 Project: Benasque
Variant: Nueva variante de simulación

PVsyst V7.3.2
VC0, Simulation date:
04/04/23 14:03

PVsyst TRIAL
with v7.3.2

Predef. graphs
Diagrama entrada/salida diaria

PVsyst TRIAL

PVsyst TRIAL

PVsyst TRIAL

PVsyst TRIAL
04/04/23 PVsyst Evaluation mode Page 8/8