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Design and analysis of 300MW solar configuration and its comparison with Quaid-e-Azam solar park

Akram, Iqra; Awais, Muhammad; Bashir, Adnan; Khan, Rana Abdul Jabbar; Iqbal, Jamshed

Authors

Iqra Akram

Muhammad Awais

Adnan Bashir

Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan



Abstract

Pakistan's recent energy crisis demands efficient utilization of renewable energy resources. The country, being richest with respect to solar potential, is experiencing a remarkable progress in power generation from Photovoltaic sources. Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park (QASP) is an example to improve the efficiency in term of Performance Ratio (PR) and energy injected into grid. In an attempt to further elevate the efficiency, the present work proposes configuration consisting of modules and inverters with low temperature coefficient. Based on meteorological data obtained from Meteonorm/NASA, performance of the proposed configuration is simulated in PVsyst and is then compared with that of QASP. Comparative results indicate that the proposed configuration annually improves PR by a factor of 3-4% while increasing the energy injected into the grid by 4.5 MW. It is anticipated that physical realization of the proposed configuration will improve energy yield.

Citation

Akram, I., Awais, M., Bashir, A., Khan, R. A. J., & Iqbal, J. (2018). Design and analysis of 300MW solar configuration and its comparison with Quaid-e-Azam solar park. In International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICEET). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEET1.2018.8338638

Conference Name 2018 International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICEET) 2018
Start Date Feb 22, 2018
End Date Feb 23, 2018
Acceptance Date Jan 1, 2018
Publication Date Apr 16, 2018
Deposit Date Sep 14, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Book Title International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICEET)
ISBN 9781538621707
DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEET1.2018.8338638
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3796944
Publisher URL https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8336676/proceeding

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