Open AccessSimulation of solar irradiation assessment for power generation
Author(s) -
Amit Shet,
Veeresh G. Balikai,
M. B. Gorawar,
P. P. Revankar,
Vinayak H. Khatawate
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/955/1/012073
Subject(s) - solar energy , solar tracker , photovoltaic system , environmental science , solar power , electricity generation , matlab , energy (signal processing) , computer science , simulation , power (physics) , meteorology , engineering , electrical engineering , physics , mathematics , statistics , quantum mechanics , operating system
Solar Energy forms the perennial source to all living processes existing on Earth, directly or indirectly owing to its widespread usage to support the primary energy producers of the eco-system. The solar energy has been an important driver to all activities, supporting the civilizations as it has been used in different applications ranging from, drying of hide to sophisticated application of powering a satellite. The world today has found relief, through use of eco-friendly sources, of which solar energy has been primary form. The study has identified typical solar system design for household application through computational tool. The solar power module performance and variation in incident solar intensity on both horizontal and inclined surfaces are compared with load variation. The energy gain by integrating equations for Hubballi city was evolved, along with its comparison with locations like Delhi and Hamburg (Germany). It was observed that existing fixed SPV device was inadequate to meet the anticipated energy demand. The four different types of solar tracking modes were investigated using Empirical equations on MATLAB computational tool as a measure to enhance energy gain at the location. It was observed that operating in sun-tracking mode, SPV module programmed on basis of the objective function to minimize incidence angle, yielded higher solar energy throughout the year.