Performance simulation of grid-connected rooftop solar PV system for small households : a case study of Ujjain, India

Chandrakant Dondariya, Deepak Porwal, Anshul Awasthi, Akash Kumar Shukla, K. Sudhakar, Murali Manohar S.R., Amit Bhimte

Solar rooftop PV system is an attractive alternate electricity source for households. The potential of solar PV at a given site can be evaluated through software simulation tools. This study is done to assess the feasibility of grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic system for a household building in holy city Ujjain, India. The study focuses on the use of various simulation software, PV*SOL, PVGIS, SolarGIS and SISIFO to analyze the performance of a grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic system. The study assesses the energy generation, performance ratio and solar fraction for performance prediction of this solar power plant. PV*SOL demonstrates to be easy, fast, and reliable software tool for the simulation of a solar PV system.

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Year of publication:	November 2018
Authors:	Dondariya, Chandrakant ; Porwal, Deepak ; Awasthi, Anshul ; Shukla, Akash Kumar ; Sudhakar, K. ; Manohar S. R., Murali ; Bhimte, Amit
Published in:	Energy reports. - Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier, ISSN 2352-4847, ZDB-ID 2814795-9. - Vol. 4.2018, p. 546-553
Subject:	Photovoltaic \| Energy \| Solar \| Grid \| PV*SOL \| PVGIS \| SISIFO \| SOLARGIS \| Indien \| India \| Photovoltaik \| Photovoltaics \| Sonnenenergie \| Solar energy \| Simulation \| Solartechnik \| Solar technology \| Privater Haushalt \| Household