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

• Main Authors: Dondariya, Chandrakant, Porwal, Deepak, Awasthi, Anshul, Shukla, Akash Kumar, Sudhakar, K., S. R., Murali Manohar, Bhimte, Amit
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2018
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22294/7/Performance%20simulation%20of%20grid-connected%20rooftop%20solar%20PV%20system.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22294/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2018.08.002
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

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.