Version 7.4.
PVsyst - Simulation report
Grid-Connected System
Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of 8MW Solar Power system for BA MA
Variant: New simulation variant
Sheds, single array
System power: 7681 kWp
Gulshan Town - Pakistan
Author
Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
Gulshan Town Latitude 30.22 °N Albedo 0.20
Pakistan Longitude 67.01 °E
Altitude 1663 m
Time zone UTC+5
Weather data
Gulshan Town
Meteonorm 8.1 (2016-2021), Sat=100% - Synthetic
System summary
Grid-Connected System Sheds, single array
Simulation for year no 10
PV Field Orientation Near Shadings User's needs
Fixed plane Linear shadings : Fast (table) Unlimited load (grid)
Tilt/Azimuth 30 / 89.1 °
System information
PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 18288 units Nb. of units 3 units
Pnom total 7681 kWp Pnom total 7500 kWac
Pnom ratio 1.024
Results summary
Produced Energy 11452851 kWh/year Specific production 1491 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 76.07 %
Table of contents
Project and results summary 2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Near shading definition - Iso-shadings diagram 5
Main results 7
Loss diagram 8
Predef. graphs 9
P50 - P90 evaluation 10
Single-line diagram 11
Cost of the system 12
CO₂ Emission Balance 13
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Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
General parameters
Grid-Connected System Sheds, single array
PV Field Orientation
Orientation Sheds configuration Models used
Fixed plane Nb. of sheds 137 units Transposition Perez
Tilt/Azimuth 30 / 89.1 ° Single array Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm
Sizes Circumsolar separate
Sheds spacing 5.00 m
Collector width 2.00 m
Ground Cov. Ratio (GCR) 40.0 %
Top inactive band 0.02 m
Bottom inactive band 0.02 m
Shading limit angle
Limit profile angle 17.3 °
Horizon Near Shadings User's needs
Free Horizon Linear shadings : Fast (table) Unlimited load (grid)
PV Array Characteristics
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer Suntech Manufacturer Sungrow
Model STP-420-S-A78-Vfh Model SG2500-HV-20
(Original PVsyst database) (Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power 420 Wp Unit Nom. Power 2500 kWac
Number of PV modules 18288 units Number of inverters 3 units
Nominal (STC) 7681 kWp Total power 7500 kWac
Modules 762 string x 24 In series Operating voltage 800-1300 V
At operating cond. (50°C) Max. power (=>25°C) 2750 kWac
Pmpp 6985 kWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.02
U mpp 952 V
I mpp 7338 A
Total PV power Total inverter power
Nominal (STC) 7681 kWp Total power 7500 kWac
Total 18288 modules Max. power 8250 kWac
Module area 40021 m² Number of inverters 3 units
Cell area 35376 m² Pnom ratio 1.02
Array losses
Array Soiling Losses Thermal Loss factor DC wiring losses
Loss Fraction 2.0 % Module temperature according to irradiance Global array res. 2.2 mΩ
Uc (const) 29.0 W/m²K Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s
Module Quality Loss Module mismatch losses Strings Mismatch loss
Loss Fraction -0.8 % Loss Fraction 2.0 % at MPP Loss Fraction 0.2 %
Module average degradation
Year no 10
Loss factor 0.4 %/year
Mismatch due to degradation
Imp RMS dispersion 0.4 %/year
Vmp RMS dispersion 0.4 %/year
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Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
Array losses
IAM loss factor
Incidence effect (IAM): Fresnel smooth glass, n = 1.526
0° 30° 50° 60° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90°
1.000 0.998 0.981 0.948 0.862 0.776 0.636 0.403 0.000
Spectral correction
FirstSolar model
Precipitable water estimated from relative humidity
Coefficient Set C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
Monocrystalline Si 0.85914 -0.02088 -0.0058853 0.12029 0.026814 -0.001781
System losses
Unavailability of the system Auxiliaries loss
Time fraction 1.0 %
3.7 days,
3 periods
AC wiring losses
Inv. output line up to injection point
Inverter voltage 550 Vac tri
Loss Fraction 0.00 % at STC
Inverter: SG2500-HV-20
Wire section (3 Inv.) Copper 3 x 3 x 2000 mm²
Average wires length 0m
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Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
Near shadings parameter
Perspective of the PV-field and surrounding shading scene
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Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
Iso-shadings diagram
Orientation #1
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Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
Main results
System Production
Produced Energy 11452851 kWh/year Specific production 1491 kWh/kWp/year
Perf. Ratio PR 76.07 %
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 kWh kWh ratio
January 104.1 35.22 6.83 95.5 85.9 600936 592418 0.808
February 118.3 42.62 9.42 114.6 103.7 716732 707294 0.803
March 162.2 53.09 15.15 150.9 138.4 920735 909231 0.785
April 197.0 62.01 20.79 180.6 168.0 1082552 1039597 0.749
May 228.4 65.85 26.27 212.5 197.3 1239383 1148388 0.703
June 237.6 67.33 27.47 218.5 203.9 1274572 1260047 0.751
July 223.3 77.29 27.07 206.3 192.0 1212397 1198187 0.756
August 210.3 74.90 26.16 192.9 179.4 1139748 1125787 0.760
September 200.9 42.01 24.18 188.2 174.5 1108414 1094901 0.757
October 172.6 32.72 20.47 164.2 150.2 975720 963833 0.764
November 129.4 28.78 13.66 126.4 113.9 773301 738724 0.761
December 114.6 25.30 8.83 109.6 98.2 683349 674444 0.801
Year 2098.7 607.11 18.91 1960.2 1805.3 11727839 11452851 0.761
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: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
Loss diagram
2099 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation
-6.60% Global incident in coll. plane
-3.00% Near Shadings: irradiance loss
-3.11% IAM factor on global
-2.00% Soiling loss factor
1805 kWh/m² * 40021 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors
efficiency at STC = 19.24% PV conversion
13901621 kWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)
-3.80% Module Degradation Loss ( for year #10)
-0.59% PV loss due to irradiance level
-6.74% PV loss due to temperature
-1.21% Spectral correction
+0.75% Module quality loss
-3.95% Mismatch loss, modules and strings
(including 1.8% for degradation dispersion
-1.05% Ohmic wiring loss
11727839 kWh Array virtual energy at MPP
-1.23% Inverter Loss during operation (efficiency)
0.00% 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
11583524 kWh Available Energy at Inverter Output
0.00% Auxiliaries (fans, other)
0.00% AC ohmic loss
-1.13% System unavailability
11452851 kWh Energy injected into grid
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Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
Predef. graphs
Daily Input/Output diagram
System Output Power Distribution
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Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
P50 - P90 evaluation
Weather data Simulation and parameters uncertainties
Source Meteonorm 8.1 (2016-2021), Sat=100% PV module modelling/parameters 1.0 %
Kind Monthly averages Inverter efficiency uncertainty 0.5 %
Synthetic - Multi-year average Soiling and mismatch uncertainties 1.0 %
Year-to-year variability(Variance) 4.6 % Degradation uncertainty 1.0 %
Specified Deviation
Climate change 0.0 %
Global variability (weather data + system) Annual production probability
Variability (Quadratic sum) 4.9 % Variability 566 MWh
P50 11453 MWh
P90 10727 MWh
P95 10523 MWh
Probability distribution
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PVsyst V7.4.7
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
Cost of the system
Installation costs
Item Quantity Cost Total
units EUR EUR
Total 0.00
Depreciable asset 0.00
Operating costs
Item Total
EUR/year
Total (OPEX) 0.00
System summary
Total installation cost 0.00 EUR
Operating costs 0.00 EUR/year
Produced Energy 11453 MWh/year
Cost of produced energy (LCOE) 0.0000 EUR/kWh
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Project: Optimization of Technical & Economical analysis of
8MW Solar Power system for BA MAll, Quetta
PVsyst V7.4.7
Variant: New simulation variant
VC0, Simulation date:
01/02/25 18:04
with V7.4.7
CO₂ Emission Balance
Total: 118963.2 tCO₂
Generated emissions Saved CO₂ Emission vs. Time
Total: 13699.03 tCO₂
Source: Detailed calculation from table below
Replaced Emissions
Total: 152895.6 tCO₂
System production: 11452.85 MWh/yr
Grid Lifecycle Emissions: 445 gCO₂/kWh
Source: IEA List
Country: Pakistan
Lifetime: 30 years
Annual degradation: 1.0 %
System Lifecycle Emissions Details
Item LCE Quantity Subtotal
[kgCO₂]
Modules 1713 kgCO2/kWp 7681 kWp 13155334
Supports 2.97 kgCO2/kg 182880 kg 542815
Inverters 294 kgCO2/ 3.00 882
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