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PVsyst - Simulation report

Grid-Connected System

Project: Eltaş Trafo

Variant: New simulation variant
No 3D scene defined, no shadings
System power: 3084 kWp
Çaraklar - Turkey

Author
DC-PV, Lda (Portugal)
 Project: Eltaş Trafo
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.2.12 DC-PV, Lda (Portugal)

VC0, Simulation date:
27/01/22 16:55
with v7.2.11

Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
Çaraklar Latitude 38.83 °N Albedo 0.20
Turkey Longitude 27.05 °E
Altitude 15 m
Time zone UTC+3

Meteo data
Çaraklar
PVGIS api TMY

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

PV Field Orientation Near Shadings User's needs

Fixed planes 4 orientations No Shadings Unlimited load (grid)
Tilts/azimuths 7 / -160 °
7 / 20 °
7 / -70 °
7 / 110 °

System information
PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 6777 units Nb. of units 24 units
Pnom total 3084 kWp Pnom total 2640 kWac
Grid power limit 2600 kWac
Grid lim. Pnom ratio 1.186

Results summary
Produced Energy 4463 MWh/year Specific production 1447 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 79.84 %

Table of contents
Project and results summary 2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Horizon definition 7
Main results 8
Loss diagram 9
Special graphs 10

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 Project: Eltaş Trafo
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.2.12 DC-PV, Lda (Portugal)

VC0, Simulation date:
27/01/22 16:55
with v7.2.11

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

PV Field Orientation
Orientation Sheds configuration Models used
Fixed planes 4 orientations No 3D scene defined Transposition Perez
Tilts/azimuths 7 / -160 ° Diffuse Imported
7 / 20 ° Circumsolar separate
7 / -70 °
7 / 110 °

Horizon Near Shadings User's needs

Average Height 4.5 ° No Shadings Unlimited load (grid)

Grid power limitation

Active Power 2600 kWac
Pnom ratio 1.186

PV Array Characteristics
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer Elin (verified by SolPEG) Manufacturer SMA
Model ELNSM-455-72M-HC-HV Model Sunny Tripower Core2 prelim
(Custom parameters definition) (Custom parameters definition)
Unit Nom. Power 455 Wp Unit Nom. Power 110 kWac
Number of PV modules 6777 units Number of inverters 24 units
Nominal (STC) 3084 kWp Total power 2640 kWac

Array #1 - PV Array
Mixed orient.
#1/2: 61/61 strings
Tilt/Azimuth 7/-160 °
7/20 °
Number of PV modules 2196 units Number of inverters 8 units
Nominal (STC) 999 kWp Total power 880 kWac
Modules 122 Strings x 18 In series
At operating cond. (50°C) Operating voltage 500-800 V
Pmpp 929 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.14
U mpp 697 V
I mpp 1333 A

Array #2 - Sub-array #2
Mixed orient.
#1/2: 18/18 strings
Tilt/Azimuth 7/-160 °
7/20 °
Number of PV modules 648 units Number of inverters 2 units
Nominal (STC) 295 kWp Total power 220 kWac
Modules 36 Strings x 18 In series
At operating cond. (50°C) Operating voltage 500-800 V
Pmpp 274 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.34
U mpp 697 V
I mpp 393 A

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 Project: Eltaş Trafo
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.2.12 DC-PV, Lda (Portugal)

VC0, Simulation date:
27/01/22 16:55
with v7.2.11

PV Array Characteristics
Array #3 - Sub-array #3
Orientation #3
Tilt/Azimuth 7/-70 °
Number of PV modules 486 units Number of inverters 22 * MPPT 8% 1.8 units
Nominal (STC) 221 kWp Total power 202 kWac
Modules 27 Strings x 18 In series
At operating cond. (50°C) Operating voltage 500-800 V
Pmpp 206 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.10
U mpp 697 V
I mpp 295 A

Array #4 - Sub-array #4
Orientation #3
Tilt/Azimuth 7/-70 °
Number of PV modules 45 units Number of inverters 2 * MPPT 8% 0.2 unit
Nominal (STC) 20.48 kWp Total power 18.3 kWac
Modules 3 Strings x 15 In series
At operating cond. (50°C) Operating voltage 500-800 V
Pmpp 19.04 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.12
U mpp 581 V
I mpp 33 A

Array #5 - Sub-array #5
Orientation #4
Tilt/Azimuth 7/110 °
Number of PV modules 504 units Number of inverters 2 units
Nominal (STC) 229 kWp Total power 220 kWac
Modules 28 Strings x 18 In series
At operating cond. (50°C) Operating voltage 500-800 V
Pmpp 213 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.04
U mpp 697 V
I mpp 306 A

Array #6 - Sub-array #6
Mixed orient.
#1/2: 46/39 strings
Tilt/Azimuth 7/-160 °
7/20 °
Number of PV modules 1530 units Number of inverters 6 units
Nominal (STC) 696 kWp Total power 660 kWac
Modules 85 Strings x 18 In series
At operating cond. (50°C) Operating voltage 500-800 V
Pmpp 647 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.05
U mpp 697 V
I mpp 929 A

Array #7 - Sub-array #7
Orientation #3
Tilt/Azimuth 7/-70 °
Number of PV modules 702 units Number of inverters 2 units
Nominal (STC) 319 kWp Total power 220 kWac
Modules 39 Strings x 18 In series
At operating cond. (50°C) Operating voltage 500-800 V
Pmpp 297 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.45
U mpp 697 V
I mpp 426 A

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 Project: Eltaş Trafo
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.2.12 DC-PV, Lda (Portugal)

VC0, Simulation date:
27/01/22 16:55
with v7.2.11

PV Array Characteristics
Array #8 - Sub-array #8
Orientation #4
Tilt/Azimuth 7/110 °
Number of PV modules 666 units Number of inverters 2 units
Nominal (STC) 303 kWp Total power 220 kWac
Modules 37 Strings x 18 In series
At operating cond. (50°C) Operating voltage 500-800 V
Pmpp 282 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.38
U mpp 697 V
I mpp 404 A

Total PV power Total inverter power

Nominal (STC) 3084 kWp Total power 2640 kWac
Total 6777 modules Number of inverters 24 units
Module area 14730 m² Pnom ratio 1.17
Cell area 13448 m²

Array losses
Array Soiling Losses Thermal Loss factor Serie Diode Loss
Loss Fraction 3.0 % Module temperature according to irradiance Voltage drop 0.7 V
Uc (const) 20.0 W/m²K Loss Fraction 0.1 % at STC
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s

LID - Light Induced Degradation Module Quality Loss Module mismatch losses
Loss Fraction 2.5 % Loss Fraction -0.3 % Loss Fraction 1.0 % at MPP

Strings Mismatch loss IAM loss factor

Loss Fraction 0.1 % ASHRAE Param: IAM = 1 - bo(1/cosi -1)
bo Param. 0.05

DC wiring losses
Global wiring resistance 2.8 mΩ
Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC

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

Global array res. 8.5 mΩ Global array res. 29 mΩ
Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC
Array #3 - Sub-array #3 Array #4 - Sub-array #4
Global array res. 39 mΩ Global array res. 289 mΩ
Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC
Array #5 - Sub-array #5 Array #6 - Sub-array #6
Global array res. 37 mΩ Global array res. 12 mΩ
Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC
Array #7 - Sub-array #7 Array #8 - Sub-array #8
Global array res. 27 mΩ Global array res. 28 mΩ
Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC

System losses
Unavailability of the system
Time fraction 0.8 %
2.9 days,
5 periods

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 Project: Eltaş Trafo
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.2.12 DC-PV, Lda (Portugal)

VC0, Simulation date:
27/01/22 16:55
with v7.2.11

AC wiring losses
Inv. output line up to injection point
Inverter voltage 400 Vac tri
Loss Fraction 0.14 % at STC
Inverter: Sunny Tripower Core2 prelim
Wire section (24 Inv.) Alu 24 x 3 x 185 mm²
Average wires length 10 m

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 Project: Eltaş Trafo
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.2.12 DC-PV, Lda (Portugal)

VC0, Simulation date:
27/01/22 16:55
with v7.2.11

Horizon definition
Horizon from PVGIS website API, Lat=38°49"33', Long=27°2"58', Alt=m

Average Height 4.5 ° Albedo Factor 0.88

Diffuse Factor 0.99 Albedo Fraction 100 %

Horizon profile

Azimuth [°] -180 -173 -165 -158 -150 -143 -135 -128 -120 -113 -105 -98
Height [°] 1.9 3.8 3.8 5.0 6.1 6.5 6.9 6.9 6.1 5.7 5.0 5.0
Azimuth [°] -90 -83 -75 -68 -60 -53 -45 -38 -30 -23 -15 -8
Height [°] 5.3 5.3 4.2 3.8 4.2 4.6 4.6 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.5
Azimuth [°] 0 8 15 23 30 45 53 60 68 75 83 90
Height [°] 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.0 4.2 3.4 2.3 0.8
Azimuth [°] 98 105 113 120 128 135 143 150 158 165 180
Height [°] 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.9 3.8 4.6 4.6 3.8 1.9 1.9

Sun Paths (Height / Azimuth diagram)

Orientation #1 Orientation #2

Orientation #3 Orientation #4

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 Project: Eltaş Trafo
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.2.12 DC-PV, Lda (Portugal)

VC0, Simulation date:
27/01/22 16:55
with v7.2.11

Main results
System Production
Produced Energy 4463 MWh/year Specific production 1447 kWh/kWp/year
Performance Ratio PR 79.84 %

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 71.4 31.54 9.31 71.1 63.9 185.4 181.2 0.827
February 77.2 40.32 7.30 76.9 70.3 204.6 200.1 0.844
March 135.1 53.82 11.52 134.6 125.0 354.1 337.9 0.814
April 180.7 65.31 15.29 180.2 169.0 466.0 446.0 0.803
May 207.8 67.73 18.92 207.3 195.4 528.0 510.8 0.799
June 216.6 65.10 23.18 216.0 203.9 543.7 512.9 0.770
July 255.3 54.47 27.44 254.7 240.6 631.6 610.3 0.777
August 227.1 50.85 28.94 226.5 213.1 561.0 549.5 0.787
September 176.8 44.13 24.30 176.4 164.8 445.7 436.3 0.802
October 125.7 42.01 19.86 125.3 115.3 321.1 314.3 0.813
November 88.8 30.02 13.47 88.6 79.8 228.7 223.8 0.819
December 55.4 27.75 9.85 55.1 49.2 143.1 139.6 0.821
Year 1817.9 573.06 17.51 1812.8 1690.3 4612.9 4462.7 0.798

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: Eltaş Trafo
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.2.12 DC-PV, Lda (Portugal)

VC0, Simulation date:
27/01/22 16:55
with v7.2.11

Loss diagram
1818 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation

-0.28% Global incident in coll. plane

-0.33% Far Shadings / Horizon

-3.55% IAM factor on global

-3.00% Soiling loss factor

1690 kWh/m² * 14730 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 20.95% PV conversion

5215 MWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)

-0.75% PV loss due to irradiance level

-6.07% PV loss due to temperature

+0.28% Module quality loss

-2.50% LID - Light induced degradation

-1.10% Mismatch loss, modules and strings

-1.08% Ohmic wiring loss
-0.12% Mixed orientation mismatch loss
4645 MWh Array virtual energy at MPP
-2.02% Inverter Loss during operation (efficiency)
-0.70% 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
-0.01% Night consumption
4518 MWh Available Energy at Inverter Output

-0.07% AC ohmic loss

-1.16% System unavailability
4463 MWh Energy injected into grid

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 Project: Eltaş Trafo
Variant: New simulation variant

PVsyst V7.2.12 DC-PV, Lda (Portugal)

VC0, Simulation date:
27/01/22 16:55
with v7.2.11

Special graphs
Daily Input/Output diagram

System Output Power Distribution

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