Grid-Connected Self-Consumption Photovoltaic Solar Energy Production Design and Simulation Evaluation in Type II Climate Areas of Southeastern Philippines
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Renewable energy production is urgently needed to sustain all sorts of life generations walking on this planet. This research designed an 18 kWh per day of grid-connected solar energy production with a backup system battery for self-consumption. The design is proposed in the Southeastern part of the Philippines (Eastern Mindanao), particularly a part with Type II Climate at a 10-degree tilt angle and zero degrees relative to the Azimuth. It is arranged in two strings of eight 360 Watts monocrystalline-silicon modules, two 3.6 kVA inverters, six parallel 54 Ampere-hour battery systems, and two 30 ampere capacity charge controllers. It was then simulated in the computer software PVSyst 7.2.12, resulting in a monthly average performance ratio of 0.811, which is relatively high relative to other designs and locations. Furthermore, 94.0 tons of carbon dioxide with a present value equal to Php 157,666.2 are prevented by the designed system for 252.074 megawatts-hours in its 30 years of power production. The designed system has an estimated 18.05% internal rate of return with a total social cost of carbon value of Php 236,501 of the 31m2 panel area.
Author: Anastacio G. Pantaleon Jr.
Language: English
Field: Energy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4400592575