Version 7.4.

PVsyst TRIAL
PVsyst - Simulation report
Grid-Connected System

Project: TrackerBifacialICB
Variant: New simulation variant NASA
Trackers single array, with backtracking
System power: 42.5 kWp

PVsyst TRIAL ICB/USP - Brazil

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Variant: New simulation variant NASA

PVsyst V7.4.6
VC0, Simulation date:
04/06/24 11:14

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with V7.4.6

Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
ICB/USP Latitude -23.57 °S Albedo 0.20
Brazil Longitude -46.73 °W
Altitude 790 m
Time zone UTC-3

Weather data
ICB/USP
NASA-SSE satellite data 1983-2005 - Synthetic

System summary

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Grid-Connected System Trackers single array, with backtracking

PV Field Orientation Near Shadings

Orientation Tracking algorithm Linear shadings : Fast (table)
Tracking plane, horizontal N-S axis Astronomic calculation Diffuse shading Automatic
Axis azimuth 0° Backtracking activated

System information
PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 78 units Nb. of units 1 unit
Pnom total 42.5 kWp Pnom total 35.0 kWac
Grid power limit 35.0 kWac
Grid lim. Pnom ratio 1.215

User's needs
Unlimited load (grid)

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Produced Energy 79506 kWh/year

Project and results summary

Results summary
Specific production

Table of contents
1870 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 88.26 %

2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Near shading definition - Iso-shadings diagram 5
Main results 6
Loss diagram 7
Predef. graphs 8
Single-line diagram 9

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with V7.4.6

General parameters
Grid-Connected System Trackers single array, with backtracking

PV Field Orientation
Orientation Tracking algorithm Backtracking array
Tracking plane, horizontal N-S axis Astronomic calculation Nb. of trackers 3 units
Axis azimuth 0° Backtracking activated Single array
Sizes
Tracker Spacing 5.00 m
Collector width 2.28 m
Ground Cov. Ratio (GCR) 45.6 %
Phi min / max. -/+ 55.0 °

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Backtracking strategy
Phi limits for BT -/+ 62.7 °
Backtracking pitch 5.00 m
Backtracking width 2.28 m
Models used
Transposition Perez
Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm
Circumsolar separate

Horizon Near Shadings User's needs

Free Horizon Linear shadings : Fast (table) Unlimited load (grid)
Diffuse shading Automatic

Bifacial system
Model 2D Calculation
unlimited trackers

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Bifacial model geometry
Tracker Spacing
Tracker width
GCR
Axis height above ground
5.00
2.28
45.6
2.10
m
m
%
m
Bifacial model definitions
Ground albedo
Bifaciality factor
Rear shading factor
Rear mismatch loss
Shed transparent fraction
0.20
66
5.0
10.0
0.0
%
%
%
%

Grid power limitation

Active power 35.0 kWac
Pnom ratio 1.215

PV Array Characteristics
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer Generic Manufacturer Generic

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Model JAM72-D30-545-MB Model GEP35-L-10
(Original PVsyst database) (Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power 545 Wp Unit Nom. Power 35.0 kWac
Number of PV modules 78 units Number of inverters 6 * MPPT 17% 1 unit
Nominal (STC) 42.5 kWp Total power 35.0 kWac
Modules 6 string x 13 In series Operating voltage 200-650 V
At operating cond. (50°C) Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.22
Pmpp 39.0 kWp No power sharing between MPPTs
U mpp 492 V
I mpp 79 A

Total PV power Total inverter power

Nominal (STC) 43 kWp Total power 35 kWac
Total 78 modules Number of inverters 1 unit

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Module area 201 m² Pnom ratio 1.22

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PVsyst V7.4.6
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04/06/24 11:14

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with V7.4.6

Array losses
Thermal Loss factor DC wiring losses Module Quality Loss
Module temperature according to irradiance Global array res. 102 mΩ Loss Fraction -0.8 %
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): User defined profile

0° 30° 50° 65° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90°

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1.000 1.000 0.989 0.945 0.890 0.821 0.681 0.439 0.000

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Near shadings parameter

Perspective of the PV-field and surrounding shading scene

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Iso-shadings diagram

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Orientation #1

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Main results
System Production
Produced Energy 79506 kWh/year Specific production 1870 kWh/kWp/year
Perf. Ratio PR 88.26 %

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 kWh kWh ratio
January 165.2 80.60 23.81 197.7 195.8 7210 7047 0.839

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February 145.0 66.64 23.98 178.6 177.2 6723 6573 0.866
March 148.8 63.24 23.24 185.1 183.7 7077 6918 0.879
April 131.7 47.70 22.16 166.4 165.1 6414 6269 0.886
May 112.8 39.37 19.76 146.1 144.4 5793 5666 0.912
June 107.4 31.20 18.80 142.2 140.1 5670 5549 0.918
July 116.9 34.10 18.46 154.8 152.6 6160 6026 0.916
August 139.2 40.61 19.82 180.8 179.5 7113 6954 0.905
September 132.9 55.50 20.65 164.4 163.2 6414 6270 0.897
October 157.8 69.13 21.85 198.6 197.0 7622 7456 0.883
November 166.5 75.30 22.48 204.5 203.0 7692 7520 0.865
December 168.9 82.15 23.26 199.8 198.2 7428 7260 0.855
Year 1693.2 685.54 21.51 2119.1 2099.9 81317 79506 0.883

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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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Loss diagram
1693 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation
+25.2% Global incident in coll. plane

-0.03% Near Shadings: irradiance loss

-1.13% IAM factor on global
+0.26% Ground reflection on front side

Bifacial

Global incident on ground

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748 kWh/m² on 442 m²

-80.00% (0.20 Gnd. albedo)

Ground reflection loss

-62.98% View Factor for rear side

+34.83% Sky diffuse on the rear side

+0.00% Beam effective on the rear side
-5.00% Shadings loss on rear side
7.41% Global Irradiance on rear side (156 kWh/m²)

2100 kWh/m² * 201 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

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efficiency at STC = 21.11% PV conversion, Bifaciality factor = 0.66

93726 kWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)

-0.74% PV loss due to irradiance level

-8.46% PV loss due to temperature

+0.75% Module quality loss

-2.00% Module array mismatch loss

-0.47% Mismatch for back irradiance
-1.22% Ohmic wiring loss
82667 kWh Array virtual energy at MPP

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-2.17% Inverter Loss during operation (efficiency)

-1.67% 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
-0.02% Night consumption
79506 kWh Available Energy at Inverter Output
79506 kWh Energy injected into grid

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Predef. graphs
Daily Input/Output diagram

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