Version 7.3.

PVsyst - Simulation report

Grid-Connected System

Project: holiday piligrim SL NAVY Katharagama

Variant: New simulation variant
No 3D scene defined, no shadings
System power: 84.3 kWp
Kataragama - Sri Lanka

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 Project: holiday piligrim SL NAVY Katharagama
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.3.1
VC0, Simulation date:
29/04/24 22:04
with v7.3.1

Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
Kataragama Latitude 6.41 °N Albedo 0.20
Sri Lanka Longitude 81.34 °E
Altitude 42 m
Time zone UTC+5.5

Meteo data
Kataragama
Meteonorm 8.1, 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 20 / -160 °

System information
PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 148 units Nb. of units 2 units
Pnom total 84.3 kWp Pnom total 80.0 kWac
Pnom ratio 1.054

Results summary
Produced Energy 114876 kWh/year Specific production 1362 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 78.13 %

Table of contents
Project and results summary 2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Main results 5
Loss diagram 6
Predef. graphs 7
Single-line diagram 8

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 Project: holiday piligrim SL NAVY Katharagama
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.3.1
VC0, Simulation date:
29/04/24 22:04
with v7.3.1

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 20 / -160 ° Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm
Circumsolar separate

Horizon Near Shadings User's needs

Free Horizon No Shadings Unlimited load (grid)

PV Array Characteristics
Array #1 - PV Array
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer JA Solar Manufacturer Sunways
Model JAM72-S30-550-MR Model STT-30KTL
(Original PVsyst database) (Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power 550 Wp Unit Nom. Power 30.0 kWac
Number of PV modules 64 units Number of inverters 4 * MPPT 25% 1 unit
Nominal (STC) 35.2 kWp Total power 30.0 kWac
Modules 4 Strings x 16 In series Operating voltage 180-1000 V
At operating cond. (50°C) Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.17
Pmpp 32.3 kWp No Power sharing between MPPTs
U mpp 608 V
I mpp 53 A

Array #2 - Sub-array #2
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer Jinkosolar Manufacturer Sunways
Model JKM585M-7RL4-V Model STT-50KTL-P
(Original PVsyst database) (Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power 585 Wp Unit Nom. Power 50.0 kWac
Number of PV modules 84 units Number of inverters 1 unit
Nominal (STC) 49.1 kWp Total power 50.0 kWac
Modules 6 Strings x 14 In series Operating voltage 160-1000 V
At operating cond. (50°C) Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 0.98
Pmpp 44.8 kWp Power sharing within this inverter
U mpp 564 V
I mpp 80 A

Total PV power Total inverter power

Nominal (STC) 84 kWp Total power 80 kWac
Total 148 modules Number of inverters 2 units
Module area 395 m² Pnom ratio 1.05

Array losses
Array Soiling Losses Thermal Loss factor Module Quality Loss
Loss Fraction 6.0 % Module temperature according to irradiance Loss Fraction -0.8 %
Uc (const) 20.0 W/m²K
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s

Module mismatch losses Strings Mismatch loss

Loss Fraction 2.0 % at MPP Loss Fraction 0.1 %

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 Project: holiday piligrim SL NAVY Katharagama
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.3.1
VC0, Simulation date:
29/04/24 22:04
with v7.3.1

Array losses
IAM loss factor - Array #1
Incidence effect (IAM): User defined profile

0° 30° 50° 65° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90°

1.000 1.000 0.999 0.953 0.910 0.853 0.725 0.448 0.000

IAM loss factor - Array #2

Incidence effect (IAM): Fresnel, AR coating, n(glass)=1.526, n(AR)=1.290

0° 30° 50° 60° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90°

1.000 0.999 0.987 0.962 0.892 0.816 0.681 0.440 0.000

DC wiring losses
Global wiring resistance 10 mΩ
Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC

Array #1 - PV Array Array #2 - Sub-array #2

Global array res. 189 mΩ Global array res. 117 mΩ
Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC

System losses
Unavailability of the system Auxiliaries loss
Time fraction 2.0 % constant (fans) 1W
7.3 days, 1.0 kW from Power thresh.
3 periods Night aux. cons. 60 W

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 Project: holiday piligrim SL NAVY Katharagama
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.3.1
VC0, Simulation date:
29/04/24 22:04
with v7.3.1

Main results
System Production
Produced Energy 114876 kWh/year Specific production 1362 kWh/kWp/year
Performance Ratio PR 78.13 %

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 kWh kWh ratio
January 156.8 65.19 26.65 126.8 115.1 8673 8507 0.795
February 148.1 69.93 27.31 128.6 117.9 8810 8652 0.798
March 180.8 76.86 28.23 167.7 154.8 11404 11203 0.792
April 167.5 75.94 28.17 165.3 152.7 11254 11058 0.793
May 157.5 79.14 28.88 165.3 152.9 11288 11091 0.796
June 161.5 77.07 28.20 172.7 159.9 11859 10829 0.743
July 157.2 81.26 28.30 165.4 153.1 11370 9561 0.685
August 156.3 88.96 27.99 157.3 145.5 10851 10660 0.803
September 145.1 82.04 27.38 138.0 126.9 9519 9344 0.803
October 144.3 80.84 27.48 130.3 119.4 8973 8804 0.801
November 135.0 63.71 26.61 113.3 103.0 7769 7610 0.797
December 139.1 66.13 26.75 112.5 102.1 7718 7557 0.796
Year 1849.1 907.05 27.67 1743.2 1603.3 119487 114876 0.781

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: holiday piligrim SL NAVY Katharagama
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.3.1
VC0, Simulation date:
29/04/24 22:04
with v7.3.1

Loss diagram
1849 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation

-5.73% Global incident in coll. plane

-2.16% IAM factor on global

-6.00% Soiling loss factor

1603 kWh/m² * 395 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 21.36% PV conversion

135275 kWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)

-1.04% PV loss due to irradiance level

-8.67% PV loss due to temperature

+0.75% Module quality loss

-2.10% Mismatch loss, modules and strings

-0.92% Ohmic wiring loss
119488 kWh Array virtual energy at MPP
-1.58% Inverter Loss during operation (efficiency)
0.00% Inverter Loss over nominal inv. power
0.00% Inverter Loss due to max. input current
0.00% Inverter Loss over nominal inv. voltage
-0.01% Inverter Loss due to power threshold
0.00% Inverter Loss due to voltage threshold
117593 kWh Available Energy at Inverter Output

-0.23% Auxiliaries (fans, other)

-2.08% System unavailability
114876 kWh Energy injected into grid

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 Project: holiday piligrim SL NAVY Katharagama
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.3.1
VC0, Simulation date:
29/04/24 22:04
with v7.3.1

Predef. graphs
Daily Input/Output diagram

System Output Power Distribution

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PVsyst V7.3.1
VC0, Simulation date:
29/04/24 22:04
with v7.3.1