Technical, Economic and Environmental Comparison of Three Different Grid-Connected PV Tracking Systems Power Plant Under Kurdistan Region/Iraq Climate Condition

Authors : Veen Sagvan QADER, Omar Mohammed ALI, Nawfal Idrees HASAN

Pages : 102-119

Doi:10.55549/epstem.1176066

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Publication Date : 2022-09-16

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this paper, a 1 MW grid-connected PV system was performed and simulated numerically in Zakho city, using hourly meteorological data for three systems; fixed, single-axis, and dual-axis tracking systems for solar module. The analysis of this study is based on technical, economic, and environmental feasibility. The analysis based on the actual 3 PV solar panels using different tracking systems which installed on the roof of the Engineering college of Zakho University. The evaluation findings suggest that PV technology is quite promising in this location, with annual yield factors of insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1416 kWh/kW);, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1694 kWh/kW);, and insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1902 kWh/kW); for the three systems, respectively. Furthermore, the proposed system`s capacity factors are 16.2 percent, 19.3 percent, and 21.70 percent. The economic growth of a 1MW grid-connected photovoltaic insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PV); system adjusted for meeting the daily peak load in Zakho is analyzed and compared based on the cost of electricity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COE);, net present value insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NPV);, payback period insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PBP);, and the energy payback time insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EPBT); for three systems in the present work. The COE for the three proposed systems, fixed, 1st axis, and dual axes solar tracking systems, was 0.0826 USD/kWh, 0.0489 USD/kWh, and 0.0441 USD/kWh, respectively, which indicated the tracking system is economically feasible. The findings indicate a favorable trend, implying that large-scale photovoltaics of dual-axis systems might be a feasible option for addressing future power needs.
Keywords : Grid connected PV systems, Yield factor, Capacity factor, COE, NPV, Grid connected PV systems, Yield factor, Capacity factor, COE, NPV