Open AccessPVsyst Software for Better Energy Efficiency of a Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Power Station
Author(s) -
S.V. Mitrofanov,
Дамир Куандыкович Байкасенов
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bulletin of the south ural state university series power engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2409-1057
pISSN - 1990-8512
DOI - 10.14529/power210209
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , tilt (camera) , bittorrent tracker , solar tracker , grid , maximum power principle , solar energy , software , maximum power point tracking , environmental science , solar micro inverter , computer science , power (physics) , simulation , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , geodesy , geology , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , quantum mechanics , inverter , eye tracking , programming language
The paper presents a classification of solar tracking systems used in photovoltaic power stations (PVS) and their operating principles. A simulation model of a grid-connected 5-kW PVS has been developed in PVsyst, to which end the researchers selected PVS equipment and optimized the PV cell tilt angles. The paper further analyzes a grid-connected PVS in Orenburg Oblast in PVsyst under the following configurations: static PV cells, not tilted vs seasonally varied tilts; single-axis solar trackers with vertical and horizontal axes of rotation vs a dual-axis solar tracker. The analysis is based on solar insolation data for 2019 obtained from the research team’s HP-2000 weather station. Dual-axis solar tracker and single-axis vertical trackers are shown to have the best year-round generation, providing an increase of 13.2% and 11.5%, respectively, against the static PV cells (no change in tilt).
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