Version 7.4.

PVsyst - Simulation report

Grid-Connected System

Project: PNMLS
Variant: simulation variant 1
No 3D scene defined, no shadings
System power: 78.4 kWp
Lingwala - Congo

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 Project: PNMLS
Variant: simulation variant 1

PVsyst V7.4.0
VC0, Simulation date:
29/03/24 18:18
with v7.4.0

Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Project settings
Lingwala Latitude -4.34 °S Albedo 0.20
Congo Longitude 15.30 °E
Altitude 301 m
Time zone UTC+1

Meteo data
Lingwala
Meteonorm 8.1 (2010-2021), Sat=100% - Synthetic

System summary
Grid-Connected System No 3D scene defined, no shadings

PV Field Orientation Near Shadings User's needs

horizontal plane No Shadings Unlimited load (grid)

System information
PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 165 units Nb. of units 8 units
Pnom total 78.4 kWp Pnom total 80.0 kWac
Pnom ratio 0.980

Results summary
Produced Energy 124079 kWh/year Specific production 1583 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 84.95 %

Table of contents
Project and results summary 2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Main results 4
Loss diagram 5
Predef. graphs 6
Single-line diagram 7

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Variant: simulation variant 1

PVsyst V7.4.0
VC0, Simulation date:
29/03/24 18:18
with v7.4.0

General parameters
Grid-Connected System No 3D scene defined, no shadings

PV Field Orientation
Orientation Sheds configuration Models used
horizontal plane No 3D scene defined Transposition Perez
Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm
Circumsolar separate

Horizon Near Shadings User's needs

Free Horizon No Shadings Unlimited load (grid)

PV Array Characteristics
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer Longi Solar Manufacturer SMA
Model LR5-66HIBD-475M Bifacial Model Sunny Boy 10000TLUS-12 - 240V
(Original PVsyst database) (Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power 475 Wp Unit Nom. Power 10.00 kWac
Number of PV modules 165 units Number of inverters 8 units
Nominal (STC) 78.4 kWp Total power 80.0 kWac
Modules 15 Strings x 11 In series Operating voltage 345-480 V
At operating cond. (50°C) Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 0.98
Pmpp 71.9 kWp
U mpp 371 V
I mpp 194 A

Total PV power Total inverter power

Nominal (STC) 78 kWp Total power 80 kWac
Total 165 modules Number of inverters 8 units
Module area 388 m² Pnom ratio 0.98
Cell area 360 m²

Array losses
Thermal Loss factor DC wiring losses Module Quality Loss
Module temperature according to irradiance Global array res. 32 mΩ Loss Fraction -0.3 %
Uc (const) 20.0 W/m²K Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s

Module mismatch losses

Loss Fraction 2.0 % at MPP

IAM loss factor

Incidence effect (IAM): User defined profile

0° 25° 45° 60° 65° 70° 75° 80° 90°

1.000 1.000 0.995 0.962 0.936 0.903 0.851 0.754 0.000

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PVsyst V7.4.0
VC0, Simulation date:
29/03/24 18:18
with v7.4.0

Main results
System Production
Produced Energy 124079 kWh/year Specific production 1583 kWh/kWp/year
Perf. Ratio PR 84.95 %

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 169.6 80.50 26.18 169.6 166.0 11491 11224 0.845
February 147.5 82.57 26.52 147.4 144.4 10009 9774 0.846
March 171.2 78.27 27.02 171.2 167.7 11497 11232 0.837
April 171.3 68.83 26.51 171.2 168.2 11537 11281 0.841
May 150.3 70.58 26.32 150.2 147.2 10272 10020 0.851
June 134.8 70.67 23.96 134.8 131.9 9370 9129 0.864
July 142.9 77.21 23.45 142.9 139.9 9952 9701 0.866
August 151.1 81.84 24.41 151.1 148.2 10438 10182 0.860
September 149.2 70.21 25.54 149.1 146.2 10127 9874 0.845
October 158.5 81.22 26.20 158.4 155.1 10761 10502 0.846
November 162.0 80.61 25.56 161.9 158.6 11032 10781 0.850
December 155.9 85.03 25.86 155.9 152.2 10643 10380 0.850
Year 1864.2 927.52 25.62 1863.7 1825.6 127128 124079 0.849

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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Loss diagram
1864 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation

-0.03% Global incident in coll. plane

-2.04% IAM factor on global

1826 kWh/m² * 388 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 20.28% PV conversion

143512 kWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)

+0.27% PV loss due to irradiance level

-9.09% PV loss due to temperature

+0.25% Module quality loss

-2.00% Module array mismatch loss

-1.03% Ohmic wiring loss

127196 kWh Array virtual energy at MPP
-2.40% 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
-0.05% Inverter Loss due to voltage threshold
124079 kWh Available Energy at Inverter Output
124079 kWh Energy injected into grid

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Predef. graphs
Daily Input/Output diagram

System Output Power Distribution

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