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Optimal Design and Economic Feasibility Study of a Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System Solar Power Plant with a Capacity of 200 kw in the City of Sanandaj, Iran
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Pedram Ahadi1   , Farbod Fakhrabadi *2 , Alireza Poursh1 , Farshad Kowsary1 |
1- Islamic Azad University Qazvin Branch, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Qazvin, Iran
2- Islamic Azad University Qazvin Branch, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Qazvin, Iran , Farbod.Fakhrabadi@iau.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (90 Views) |
It is impossible to develop the application of solar energy over the country and, particularly, to develop the establishment of solar power stations without solar radiation potentiometry, accurate identification of regions with appropriate radiation, or extraction of credible data that can specify the amount and distribution of this energy. This paper investigated the optimal design and feasibility of establishing a two-hundred-kilowatt power station in the city of Sanandaj, Iran considering the relevant economic examinations. In this paper, the PVsyst software was used for calculation of received solar energy and optimal design of the power station, and RETScreen was used for examination of the economic feasibility. For this purpose, the photovoltaic array layout was designed and optimized to prevent shadows cast by modules and occupy the smallest possible area given the geographic location of the site in Sanandaj where the power station was to be established. This would mitigate system costs and raise the productivity of the power station using the available solar potentials. Next, the output curve, involving annual energy production, loss, and cast shadow, were extracted, analyzed, and used as an input to the economic feasibility study. The results also demonstrated that the return of capital exhibited a favorable rate given the high capacity of energy production in the area under investigation. |
Article number: 6 |
| Keywords: Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant, Optimal Design, Economic Feasibility Study, PVsyst, RETScreen. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2022/07/31 | Accepted: 2022/12/1 | Published: 2022/12/4
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