PVsyst V8.0.

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PVsyst - Simulation report
Grid-Connected System

Project: Project#1 Grid Connected

Variant: New simulation variant
No 3D scene defined, no shadings
System power: 547 kWp

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Blackfalds Project - Canada

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 Project: Project#1 Grid Connected
Variant: New simulation variant
PVsyst V8.0.8
VC0, Simulation date:
21/03/25 12:27
with V8.0.8

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Geographical Site
Blackfalds Project
Canada
Situation
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Time zone
Project summary

52.39 °(N)
-113.81 °(W)
880 m
UTC-5
Weather data
Blackfalds Project
Meteonorm 8.2 (1981-2000), Sat=100% - Synthetic

Monthly albedo values

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Albedo 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.82 0.75

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

Orientation #1 Near Shadings User's needs

Fixed plane no Shadings Unlimited load (grid)
Tilt/Azimuth 42 / 0 °

System information
PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 855 units Nb. of units 5 units
Pnom total 547 kWp Total power 500 kWac
Pnom ratio 1.09

Results summary

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Produced Energy 784.46 MWh/year Specific production 1434 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 89.57 %

Table of contents
Project and results summary 2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Main results 4
Loss diagram 5
Predef. graphs 6
Single-line diagram 7

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Grid-Connected System

Orientation #1
Fixed plane
Tilt/Azimuth 42 / 0 °
General parameters
No 3D scene defined, no shadings

Sheds configuration
No 3D scene defined
Models used
Transposition
Diffuse
Circumsolar
Perez
Perez, Meteonorm
separate

Horizon Near Shadings User's needs

Free Horizon no Shadings Unlimited load (grid)

PV Array Characteristics
PV module Inverter

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Manufacturer Generic Manufacturer Generic
Model CS7N-640MB-AG 1500V Model CSI-100K-T480-GL03-U
(Original PVsyst database) (Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power 640 Wp Unit Nom. Power 100 kWac
Number of PV modules 855 units Number of inverters 5 units
Nominal (STC) 547 kWp Total power 500 kWac
Modules 45 string x 19 In series Operating voltage 180-1000 V
At operating cond. (50°C) Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.09
Pmpp 502 kWp Power sharing within this inverter
U mpp 640 V
I mpp 784 A

Total PV power Total inverter power

Nominal (STC) 547 kWp Total power 500 kWac

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Total 855 modules Number of inverters 5 units
Module area 2656 m² Pnom ratio 1.09

Array losses
Thermal Loss factor DC wiring losses Module Quality Loss
Module temperature according to irradiance Global array res. 13 mΩ Loss Fraction -0.4 %
Uc (const) 20.0 W/m²K Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s

Module mismatch losses

Loss Fraction 2.0 % at MPP

IAM loss factor

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

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0° 30° 50° 60° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90°
1.000 0.998 0.981 0.948 0.862 0.776 0.636 0.402 0.000

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21/03/25 12:27
with V8.0.8

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System Production
Produced Energy 784.46 MWh/year
Main results

Specific production
Perf. Ratio PR
1434 kWh/kWp/year
89.57 %

Normalized productions (per installed kWp) Performance Ratio PR

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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 23.8 13.67 -10.17 53.2 52.2 28.89 28.29 0.972
February 49.1 18.91 -10.12 96.0 94.3 50.96 50.13 0.954

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March 96.6 41.54 -4.61 144.5 140.9 74.58 73.43 0.929
April 158.3 48.06 3.26 194.9 189.4 97.00 95.58 0.896
May 188.9 62.65 9.93 192.7 186.4 93.66 92.16 0.874
June 188.7 82.36 13.85 177.6 171.0 85.84 84.40 0.868
July 190.7 81.95 16.78 187.5 181.3 89.50 88.05 0.858
August 160.6 64.64 15.14 178.3 173.0 85.72 84.34 0.865
September 113.5 43.24 9.95 154.6 150.7 75.58 74.39 0.879
October 67.6 31.35 3.38 114.6 112.2 58.58 57.64 0.919
November 28.0 17.38 -4.38 55.8 54.6 29.53 28.92 0.948
December 20.0 11.96 -10.40 50.8 49.8 27.68 27.12 0.975
Year 1285.9 517.69 2.79 1600.6 1555.8 797.52 784.46 0.896

Legends

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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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Loss diagram

+24.5%

-2.8%
Global horizontal irradiation
Global incident in coll. plane

IAM factor on global

1556 kWh/m²
* 2656 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 20.65% PV conversion

853.19 MWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)

-0.8% PV loss due to irradiance level

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-3.1% PV loss due to temperature

+0.4% Module quality loss

-2.0% Module array mismatch loss

-1.0% Ohmic wiring loss

799.10 MWh Array virtual energy at MPP
-1.6% Inverter Loss during operation (efficiency)
-0.2% Inverter Loss over nominal inv. power
0.0% Inverter Loss due to max. input current
0.0% Inverter Loss over nominal inv. voltage
0.0% Inverter Loss due to power threshold
0.0% Inverter Loss due to voltage threshold

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0.0% Night consumption
784.46 MWh Available Energy at Inverter Output
784.46 MWh Energy injected into grid

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Daily Input/Output diagram

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System Output Power Distribution

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