ITF-UA2-ES2-UP220343
ITF-UA2-ES2-UP220343
ITF-UA2-ES2-UP220343
23 November 2024
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Introduction
When designing and installing a photovoltaic system in a home, several important aspects
must be considered to ensure an efficient and sustainable implementation. First, it is essential
to perform a detailed analysis of the home's location, considering factors such as the
orientation and angle of the roof, the amount of available sunlight, and possible obstructions
that may create shadows. In this way, the type of installation equipment can be considered to
meet the home's electricity consumption.
On the other hand, evaluating the home's energy demand is essential to properly size the
system, ensuring that the installed capacity can meet daily electricity needs. In addition, the
system's components, such as solar panels, inverters, mounting systems, and wiring, must be
taken into account, selecting those that offer high efficiency and durability.
When estimating and quoting a photovoltaic installation for domestic use, the maintenance
and monitoring of the system must be planned to ensure its long-term performance, thus
guaranteeing a clean and reliable source of energy. These aspects combined allow not only
to optimize the installation of the photovoltaic system, but also to maximize the
environmental and economic benefits that are beneficial to the consumer.
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Project scope
The purpose of this technical report is to document the selection of equipment necessary for
the installation of a photovoltaic system that will be connected to the grid.
The system design belongs to the user Juan Manuel Carmona Cardona, whose address is
Chato Morones 412 Cp.20364 Av Constitucion Y Vinedos San Marcos Cartegena De
1947c.P.20364 Ex Vinedos Guadalupe,Ags, where the sizing of the photovoltaic system
design will be based.
The capacity of the photovoltaic system is 7.2 kWp in DC, 5.0 kW in AC, with 16 AXITEC
AXIpremium XL HC AC-450MH/144V, 455 Wp photovoltaic modules, connected to 1
GROWATT MIN 4600 TL-X2 inverter, 4,6 kW, 220 VAC, 2L+N+PE.
The basic sizing for the design is done with the data given by the user. In case of any
modification to these, it will affect the operating results of the system design.
It should be noted that this document does not cover the design of protections, structures
and/or cables for connection to the network.
Consumption analysis
Based on the user's energy consumption record, the bi-monthly data recorded was taken into
account, considering the period for the total sum in order to obtain the total consumption. To
carry out the calculation, the consumption figures for the consumption period (month) were
taken from the following graph.
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HISTORICAL CONSUMPTION
CONSUMPTION IN KWH 174 185
200 164 168 172
138 153 143 141
150 127 133 130
100
50
0
MONTH
𝑖𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟
𝑄𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟 = ∑ 𝑄𝑖
𝑖0
Weather analysis
Based on the coordinates of the location, to calculate the maximum temperature, average temperature
and minimum temperature, the data from NASA's POWER Data Access Viewer was consulted based
on the period 2002-2022 where the following data was obtained provided in the following graph:
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TEMPERATURE RANGE
40
TEMPERATURE (°C) 35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
T2M_MAX 26.51 29.76 33.15 33.94 35.63 34.69 31.96 32.65 30.34 31.17 28.79 26.69
T2M_MIN -3.02 -3.64 -2.5 3.37 4.73 8.62 8.94 8.89 4.87 1.49 -3.76 -4.66
T2M_RANGE 24.97 25.67 26.79 25.76 24.84 22.08 20.44 20.42 20.15 23.17 24.93 24.61
PERIOD
Where the average of the Maximum, Minimum and Taverage provided in the following table
was obtained:
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SOLAR RESOURCE
8
7
PEAK SOLAR HOURS
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Horizontal 4.73 5.78 6.8 7.36 7.39 6.66 6.29 6.17 5.54 5.56 4.96 4.53
Latitude minus 15° 5.15 6.18 7.05 7.42 7.28 6.52 6.19 6.16 5.64 5.84 5.38 4.97
Latitude 5.85 6.79 7.31 7.26 6.77 6 5.75 5.93 5.63 6.21 6.05 5.71
Latitude plus 15° 6.22 7 7.16 6.71 5.97 5.24 5.1 5.4 5.36 6.24 6.37 6.14
Vertical 4.73 4.73 3.79 2.47 1.72 1.77 1.79 2.02 2.64 3.81 4.65 4.84
Considering that the system will be installed based on a slope to the latitude of the site, the
solar resource to be considered will be that of the latitude with respect to the average
irradiance, which is 6.27 PSH.
Based on information from CFE, the available integration capacity to the General
Distribution Network is 23 kW as of June 2024. Therefore, it is not necessary to make a
request for reinforcement works to be able to interconnect the user's power plant.
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Photovoltaic power
Considering that the system will carry out its based on the analysis of the user's total consumption,
the estimated photovoltaic power will be calculated based on the following equation:
𝑄𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙
𝑃𝑃𝑉 =
365 ∗ 𝑃𝑆𝐻 ∗ 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑
Where:
𝑃𝑃𝑉 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 is the estimated generator power to be installed (kWDC).
365 days in a year (day/year).
𝑃𝑆𝐻 peak solar hours in the region (h/day).
𝜂𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 estimated efficiency of the PVS which will be 77%
Sustituyendo valores:
914𝐾𝑊ℎ/𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟
𝑃𝑃𝑉 = = 0.51𝐾𝑊𝐷𝐶
365 ∗ 6.27ℎ/𝑑𝑎𝑦 ∗ 0.77
The 𝑃𝑃𝑉 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 es de 0.51𝐾𝑊𝐷𝐶
Thermal characterization
Next, the performance of the modules must be characterized to achieve the daily energy
production, where the operating temperature at the site will be first calculated using the
equation:
𝐻𝑆𝑇𝐶
𝑇𝑃𝑉𝑀 𝑆𝑖𝑡𝑒 = 𝑇𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 + (𝑇𝑁𝑂𝐶𝑇 − 𝑇𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑁𝑂𝐶𝑇 ) ( )
𝐻𝑁𝑂𝐶𝑇
Where
𝑇𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 is the average site room temperature (°C).
𝑇𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑁𝑂𝐶𝑇 is the Nominal Operating Cell Temperature (°C).
𝑇𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑁𝑂𝐶𝑇 is the room temperature at Nominal Operating Cell Temperature conditions
(°C).
𝐻𝑆𝑇𝐶 is the Standard Test Conditions irradiance (1000 W/m2).
𝐻𝑁𝑂𝐶𝑇 is the Nominal Operating Cell Temperature irradiance (800 W/m2).
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To take into account the value of 𝑇𝑁𝑂𝐶𝑇 , it will be obtained from the technical sheet of the
AXIpremium XL HC 430 - 455 Wp module.
parameters Value
Nominal power (P) 455Wp
Open circuit voltage (Voc) 50.34 V
Short Circuit current (Isc) 11.54 A
Temperature coefficient (Isc) (%/°C) 0.048
Temperature coefficient (Voc)( %/°C) -0.27
Temperature coefficient (Pmp)( %/°C) -0.35
NOCT(°C) 45
Replacing values
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𝐼𝑆𝐶 is the nominal PVM short-circuit current (A).
These values can be found in the module's technical data sheet.
Replacing values:
𝑃𝑆𝑖𝑡𝑒 = (455 𝑊)[1 + 41.88°𝐶 ∗ (−0.0035)] = 388.30W
𝑉𝑂𝐶 𝑆𝑖𝑡𝑒 = 50.34𝑉[1 + 41.88°𝐶 ∗ (−0.0027)] = 44.64V
𝐼𝑆𝐶 𝑆𝑖𝑡𝑒 = 11.54𝐴[1 + 41.88°𝐶 ∗ (0.00048)] = 11.77A
Based on the results of the above calculations, the photovoltaic system will be designed as a
reference.
Inverter sizing
The total number of photovoltaic modules to be installed was calculated based on the
following equation.
𝑃𝑃𝑉 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑
𝑁𝑃𝑉𝑀 =
𝑃𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
Considering the previous calculations we substitute in the equation:
0.51𝐾𝑊
𝑁𝑃𝑉𝑀 = 388.30𝑤 = 1.31≈ 2 módulos
Based on the 2 estimated photovoltaic modules, the installed nominal capacity is obtained with the
following equation:
Parameter Value
Maximum PV input power (STC) 6900W
Start voltage 50V
Maximum current per MPPT 16A
Nominal voltage 360v
Efficiency 98.4%
MPPTs number 2
Maximum Voltage 550v
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The number of inverters to be estimated for the installation is obtained from the following
equation:
𝑃𝑃𝑉 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙
𝑁𝐼𝑁𝑉 =
𝑃𝐼𝑁𝑉
Replacing values:
910𝐾𝑊
𝑁𝐼𝑁𝑉 = = 0.19 ≈ 1
4600𝑊
1 inverter will be used for the photovoltaic system.
An oversizing is then carried out to achieve correct operation of the inverter with the
following equation:
𝑃𝑃𝑉𝐺
𝑅𝐼𝑁𝑉 =
𝑃𝐼𝑁𝑉
Where:
𝑅𝐼𝑁𝑉 is the inverter ratio and it expresses the oversizing .
Replacing values:
0.910𝐾𝑊
𝑅𝐼𝑁𝑉 = = 0.19𝐾𝑊
4.6𝐾𝑊
How the maximum temperature is measured, now to know the number of maximum and
minimum chains it is necessary to characterize with the minimum temperature of the site for
the voltage parameters, which is done with the following equations.
1) First part with minimum temperature of -4.66°C
𝑊
1000 2
𝑇𝑃𝑉𝑀 𝑆𝑖𝑡𝑒 = −4.66°𝐶 + (45°𝐶 − 20°𝐶 ) ( 𝑚 ) = 26.59°𝐶
𝑊
800 2
𝑚
∆𝑇 = 26.59°𝐶 − 25°𝐶 = 1.59°𝐶
𝑉𝑂𝐶 𝑆𝑖𝑡𝑒 = 50.34𝑉[1 + 1.59°𝐶 ∗ (−0.0027)] = 50.12V
2) Second part, minimum and maximum of series
The following equations are used:
𝑉𝐼𝑁𝑉 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡
𝑁𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑃𝑉𝑀 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 =
𝑉𝑂𝐶 𝑆𝑖𝑡𝑒 (𝑇𝑚𝑎𝑥)
10
50𝑣
𝑁𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑃𝑉𝑀 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 = = 1.12 ≈ 2
44.64𝑣
𝑉𝐼𝑁𝑉 𝑀𝐴𝑋
𝑁𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚𝑃𝑉𝑀 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 =
𝑉𝑂𝐶 𝑆𝑖𝑡𝑒 (𝑇𝑚𝑖𝑛)
550𝑣
𝑁𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚𝑃𝑉𝑀 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 = = 10.97 ≈ 10
50.12
The string length will be between 2 and 10 modules in series to achieve the inverter voltage
parameters without damaging it. However, the user only needs 2 modules for his installation,
which only considers the series connection between the two modules.
The following table summarizes the details of the designated photovoltaic system design.
References
https://app.cfe.mx/Aplicaciones/GeneracionDistribuida/GeneracionDistribuida
https://latam.growatt.com/products/min-2500-6000tl-x2
https://power.larc.nasa.gov/
Annexes
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MIN 2500~6000 TL-X2
·Eficiencia máxima del 98,4
·MPPT duales
·SPD de tipo II en el lado de CD
·Tecla táctil y pantalla OLED
·Corriente de cadena de hasta 16 A
en.growatt.com
Hoja de datos MIN 2500TL-X2 MIN 3000TL-X2 MIN 3600TL-X2 MIN 4200TL-X2 MIN 4600TL-X2 MIN 5000TL-X2 MIN 6000TL-X2
Rango de voltaje de MPPT 40V-500V 40V-500V 40V-550V 40V-550V 40V-550V 40V-550V 40V-550V
Número de MPPTs 2
Máxima corriente de
16A
entrada por MPPT
Corriente máx. de
24A
cortocircuito por MPPT
Datos de salida (CA)
Potencia nominal de CA 2500W 3000W 3600W 4200W 4600W 5000W 6000W
Potencia aparente máxima 2500VA 3000VA 3600VA 4200VA 4600VA 5000VA 6000VA
Voltaje nominal CA (Rango*) 240V (211-264V)
Frecuencia de red CA (Rango*) 50/60Hz (45-55Hz/54-65Hz)
Corriente máxima de salida 11.3A 13.6A 16A 19A 20.9A 22.7A 27.2A
Factor de potencia ajustable 0.8 de adelanto…0.8 de atraso
Eficiencia
Máxima eficiencia 98.2% 98.2% 98.2% 98.4% 98.4% 98.4% 98.4%
Eficiencia europea 97.1% 97.1% 97.2% 97.5% 97.5% 97.5% 97.5%
Eficiencia de MPPT 99.9%
Dispositivos de protección
Protección de polaridad inversa CD Sí
Interruptor CD Sí
Protección contra sobretensión CD Clase II
Pro Monitoreo de resistencia Sí
de aislamiento
Protección contra sobretensión CA Clase III
Protección contra Sí
cortocircuitos en CA
Monitoreo de red Sí
Protección anti-isla Sí
Conexión CA Connector
Pantalla OLED+LED
Comunicación: RS485/USB/WIFI/ Sí/Sí/Opc/Opc/Opc/Opc
GPRS/RF/LAN
Garantía: 5 años/10 años Sí/Opc
Garantía: 10 años/15 años
Sí/Opc
(Solo Mexico)
CE, CEI 0-21, VDE-AR-N 4105, VDE 0126-1-1, VFR 2019, EN 50549-1, IEC 62116, IEC 61727, G99,
C10/C11, UNE217001, UNE206007, PO12.2,IEEE1547,UL1741
* El rango de voltaje y frecuencia de CA puede variar dependiendo del estándar de la red del país.
Todas las especificaciones están sujetas a cambios sin previo aviso.
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430 - 455 Wp
AXIpremium XL HC
High performance solar module
144 halfcell, monocrystalline
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AXIpremium XL HC 430 - 455 Wp
Electrical data (at standard conditions (STC) irradiance 1000 watt/m2, spectrum AM 1,5 at a cell temperature of 25°C)
Type Nominal output Nominal voltage Nominal current Short circuit current Open circuit voltage Module conversion
Pmpp Umpp Impp Isc Uoc efficiency
AC-430MH/144V 430 Wp 40,59 V 10,60 A 11,21 A 49,22 V 19,78 %
AC-435MH/144V 435 Wp 40,79 V 10,67 A 11,28 A 49,42 V 20,01 %
AC-440MH/144V 440 Wp 40,99 V 10,74 A 11,35 A 49,62 V 20,24 %
AC-445MH/144V 445 Wp 41,19 V 10,81 A 11,41 A 49,86 V 20,47 %
AC-450MH/144V 450 Wp 41,39 V 10,88 A 11,48 A 50,10 V 20,70 %
AC-455MH/144V 455 Wp 41,61 V 10,94 A 11,54 A 50,34 V 20,93 %
Frontside 3,2 mm hardened, low-reflection white glass System voltage 1500 VDC
Cells 144 monocrystalline high efficiency cells NOCT (nominal operating cell temperature)* 45°C +/-2K
Backside Composite film Max. load-carrying capacity 2400 N/m2
Frame 35 mm silver aluminium frame Reverse current feed IR 20,0 A
Permissible operating
Power connection
* NOCT, irradiance 800 W/m2; AM 1,5;
Socket Protection Class IP68 wind speed 1 m/s; Temperature 20°C
Wire approx. 1,2 m, 4 mm2
Plug-in system Plug/socket IP68, Stäubli EVO2 / EVO2 pluggable
Temperature coefficients
4 (Ø 6,5 x 10)
mounting
holes
Low-light performance (Example for AC-455MH/144V)
I-U characteristic curve Current Ipp Voltage Upp
2 x Ø 6,5
200 W/m2 2,24 A 40,05 V
grounding
holes
400 W/m2 4,51 A 40,51 V
600 W/m2 6,74 A 40,82 V
M2 1814
M1 1314
Packaging
All dimensions in mm
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