PVSYST V6.

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Loss diagram
Project : 6MW Solar Plant
Simulation variant : System Simulation
Simulation for the 10th year of operation

Main system parameters System type Horizontal Axis Trackers (E-W)

PV Field Orientation tilt
PV modules Model - Pnom 420 Wp
PV Array Nb. of modules 18564 Pnom total 7797 kWp
Inverter Model PVS-175-TL Pnom 175 kW ac
Inverter pack Nb. of units 46.0 Pnom total 8050 kW ac
User's needs Fixed constant load 1500 kW Global 13140 MWh/year

Loss diagram over the whole year

1835 kWh/m² Horizontal global irradiation

+39.3% Global incident in coll. plane

-0.02% Global incident below threshold

-8.29% Near Shadings: irradiance loss
-1.55% IAM factor on global
+0.42% Ground reflection on front side

Bi-facial
Global incident on ground
804 kWh/m² on 78922 m²

-70.00%
Ground reflection loss (albedo)

-66.88% View Factor for rear side

+19.98% Sky diffuse on the rear side

0.00% Beam effective on the rear side

-5.00% Shadings loss on rear side
8.53% Global Irradiance on rear side (198 kWh/m2)
2318 kWh/m² * 36352 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors
efficiency at STC = 20.95% PV conversion, Bifaciality factor = 0.85
18930 MWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)
-3.80% Module Degradation Loss ( for year #10)
-0.69% PV loss due to irradiance level
-9.04% PV loss due to temperature
+0.75% Module quality loss
-2.52% Mismatch loss, modules and strings
(including 1.4% for degradation dispersion
-0.80% Mismatch for back irradiance
-1.32% Ohmic wiring loss
15814 MWh Array virtual energy at MPP

-1.45% 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
0.00% Inverter Loss due to voltage threshold
15585 MWh Available Energy at Inverter Output

-1.07% External transfo loss

Stored Direct use 0.00% Battery IN, charger loss

grid 0.0% 100.0% Battery Storage
consumption +0.01% Battery global loss
61.1% (-49.90% of the battery contribution)
of time
0.00% Battery OUT, inverter loss

7475 MWh 5665 MWh 9755 MWh Dispatch: user and grid reinjection
to user to user to grid
from grid from solar