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Comparative Analysis of Photovoltaic Simulation Software with Actual Conditions of 93.6 kWp On-Grid Photovoltaic System

Abstract

The Indonesian government encourages an increase in the energy mix, especially renewable energy such as on-grid rooftop PV, which has an intermittent nature and high investment costs, so the development of rooftop PV must be carefully calculated by considering system reliability. Thus, PV systems can be optimised in terms of tilt angle, number of PV modules, module type, module support structure, and inverter. Many simulation tools are currently used to design PV systems using climate data. These simulation tools estimate energy production and provide corresponding economic data. However, the reliability of these data varies because the system productivity of the photovoltaic system productivity depends on the climatic conditions of the photovoltaic system depends on the climatic conditions. Therefore, in this study, two simulation tools, namely helioscope and RETScreen, will be evaluated in comparison with the actual conditions in the field of 93.6 kWP on-grid PV system. Based on the comparison results, Helioscope and RETScreen are reliable simulation tools because the results obtained are closest to the actual energy value.

Country : Indonesia

1 Zulramadhanie2 Jaka Windarta3 Cahyadi

  1. Master Program of Energy, School of Postgraduate Studies, Diponegoro University, Indonesia & The National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia
  2. Master Program of Energy, School of Postgraduate Studies, Diponegoro University, Indonesia
  3. The National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia

IRJIET, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2024 pp. 112-117

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2024.805017

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