Version 7.4.
PVsyst - Simulation report
Grid-Connected System
Project: BIS-7.4
Variant: KLS-7.4-Y 0
Tracking system with backtracking
System power: 1770 MWp
Aţ Ţawīlah - Saudi Arabia
Author
Project: BIS-7.4
Variant: KLS-7.4-Y 0
PVsyst V7.4.6
VC0, Simulation date:
12/22/24 04:58
with V7.4.6
Project summary
Geographical Site Situation Weather data
Aţ Ţawīlah Latitude 20.64 °N Aţ Ţawīlah
Saudi Arabia Longitude 43.18 °E Custom file - Imported
Altitude 984 m
Time zone UTC+3
Monthly albedo values
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Albedo 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.33
System summary
Grid-Connected System Tracking system with backtracking
PV Field Orientation Near Shadings
Orientation Tracking algorithm Linear shadings : Fast (table)
Tracking plane, horizontal N-S axis Astronomic calculation Diffuse shading Automatic
Axis azimuth 0° Backtracking activated
System information
PV Array Inverters
Nb. of modules 2702336 units Nb. of units 1428 units
Pnom total 1770 MWp Pnom total 1583 MWac
Pnom ratio 1.118
User's needs
Unlimited load (grid)
Results summary
Produced Energy 5016973439 kWh/year Specific production 2834 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 90.68 %
Apparent energy 5295540845 kVAh/year
Table of contents
Project and results summary 2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Near shading definition - Iso-shadings diagram 6
Main results 7
Loss diagram 8
Predef. graphs 9
Single-line diagram 10
12/22/24 PVsyst Licensed to Page 2/10
Project: BIS-7.4
Variant: KLS-7.4-Y 0
PVsyst V7.4.6
VC0, Simulation date:
12/22/24 04:58
with V7.4.6
General parameters
Grid-Connected System Tracking system with backtracking
PV Field Orientation
Orientation Tracking algorithm Backtracking array
Tracking plane, horizontal N-S axis Astronomic calculation Nb. of trackers 1974 units
Axis azimuth 0° Backtracking activated Sizes
Tracker Spacing 7.00 m
Collector width 2.38 m
Ground Cov. Ratio (GCR) 34.0 %
Phi min / max. -/+ 60.0 °
Backtracking strategy
Phi limits for BT -/+ 70.0 °
Backtracking pitch 7.00 m
Backtracking width 2.38 m
Models used
Transposition Perez
Diffuse Imported
Circumsolar separate
Horizon Near Shadings User's needs
Free Horizon Linear shadings : Fast (table) Unlimited load (grid)
Diffuse shading Automatic
Bifacial system
Model 2D Calculation
unlimited trackers
Bifacial model geometry Bifacial model definitions
Tracker Spacing 7.00 m Ground albedo average 0.33
Tracker width 2.38 m Bifaciality factor 68 %
GCR 34.0 % Rear shading factor 4.0 %
Axis height above ground 1.63 m Rear mismatch loss 4.3 %
Shed transparent fraction 1.9 %
Monthly ground albedo values
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year
0.33 0.33 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33
Grid injection point
Power factor
Cos(phi) (lagging) 0.950
PV Array Characteristics
PV module Inverter
Manufacturer LONGi solar Manufacturer Sungrow
Model LR8-66HYD-655M Model SG1100UD-20_50℃
(Custom parameters definition) (Custom parameters definition)
Unit Nom. Power 655 Wp Unit Nom. Power 1109 kWac
Number of PV modules 2702336 units Number of inverters 1428 units
Nominal (STC) 1770 MWp Total power 1583366 kWac
Modules 93184 string x 29 In series Operating voltage 938-1500 V
At operating cond. (50°C) Max. power (=>23°C) 1320 kWac
Pmpp 1657 MWp Pnom ratio (DC:AC) 1.12
U mpp 1122 V
I mpp 1477301 A
12/22/24 PVsyst Licensed to Page 3/10
Project: BIS-7.4
Variant: KLS-7.4-Y 0
PVsyst V7.4.6
VC0, Simulation date:
12/22/24 04:58
with V7.4.6
PV Array Characteristics
Total PV power Total inverter power
Nominal (STC) 1770030 kWp Total power 1583366 kWac
Total 2702336 modules Max. power 1884960 kWac
Module area 7299518 m² Number of inverters 1428 units
Cell area 6816697 m² Pnom ratio 1.12
Inverter PNom limit defined as apparent power
Array losses
Thermal Loss factor DC wiring losses LID - Light Induced Degradation
Module temperature according to irradiance Global array res. 0.013 mΩ Loss Fraction 0.6 %
Uc (const) 29.0 W/m²K Loss Fraction 1.6 % at STC
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s
Module Quality Loss Module mismatch losses Strings Mismatch loss
Loss Fraction -0.8 % Loss Fraction 1.0 % at MPP Loss Fraction 0.1 %
IAM loss factor
Incidence effect (IAM): User defined profile
0° 50° 60° 65° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90°
1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.990 0.970 0.930 0.820 0.000
System losses
Auxiliaries loss
Proportionnal to Power 3.0 W/kW
0.0 kW from Power thresh.
AC wiring losses
Inv. output line up to MV transfo
Inverter voltage 660 Vac tri
Loss Fraction 0.02 % at PNom
Inverter: SG1100UD-20_50℃
Wire section (1428 Inv.) Copper 1428 x 3 x 700 mm²
Average wires length 3m
MV line up to HV Transfo HV line up to Injection
MV Voltage 33 kV HV line voltage 132 kV
Average each inverter Wires Copper 3 x 5000 mm²
Wires Copper 3 x 500 mm² Length 9902 m
Length 18910 m Loss Fraction 0.37 % at PNom
Loss Fraction 0.65 % at PNom
AC losses in transformers
MV transfo
Medium voltage 33 kV
Transformer from Datasheets Operating losses at PNom (full system)
Nominal power 8870 kVA Nb. identical MV transfos 176
Iron Loss 8.90 kVA Nominal power at PNom 1583 MVA
Iron loss fraction 0.10 % of PNom Iron loss 1566.40 kVA
Copper loss 62.40 kVA Iron loss fraction 0.10 % at PNom
Copper loss fraction 0.70 % at PNom Copper loss 11297.63 kVA
Coils equivalent resistance 3 x 0.35 mΩ Copper loss fraction 0.71 % at PNom
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Project: BIS-7.4
Variant: KLS-7.4-Y 0
PVsyst V7.4.6
VC0, Simulation date:
12/22/24 04:58
with V7.4.6
AC losses in transformers
HV transfo
Grid voltage 132 kV
Transformer from Datasheets
Nominal power 1150000 kVA
Iron Loss (24/24 Connexion) 450.00 kVA
Iron loss fraction 0.04 % of PNom
Copper loss 3000.00 kVA
Copper loss fraction 0.26 % at PNom
Coils equivalent resistance 3 x 2.47 mΩ
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Project: BIS-7.4
Variant: KLS-7.4-Y 0
PVsyst V7.4.6
VC0, Simulation date:
12/22/24 04:58
with V7.4.6
Near shadings parameter
Perspective of the PV-field and surrounding shading scene
Iso-shadings diagram
Orientation #1
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Project: BIS-7.4
Variant: KLS-7.4-Y 0
PVsyst V7.4.6
VC0, Simulation date:
12/22/24 04:58
with V7.4.6
Main results
System Production
Produced Energy 5016973439 kWh/year Specific production 2834 kWh/kWp/year
Apparent energy 5295540845 kVAh/year Perf. Ratio PR 90.68 %
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
Jan. 90 163.3 39.96 17.42 225.0 221.2 393512014 377446021 0.948
Feb. 90 167.1 51.84 19.76 219.6 215.7 381360699 365291780 0.940
Mar. 90 210.9 73.47 23.41 270.2 265.4 457136934 437188287 0.914
Apr. 90 215.2 76.51 28.43 269.6 265.0 449993835 430505764 0.902
May 90 227.8 75.22 30.13 288.4 283.7 472089037 451907147 0.885
June 90 240.5 85.92 34.04 302.3 297.3 487620254 467054752 0.873
July 90 235.0 82.00 34.56 297.3 292.3 484626462 464393380 0.883
Aug. 90 217.9 84.88 34.24 272.0 267.2 446551948 428038263 0.889
Sep. 90 214.0 65.76 31.91 278.7 273.9 457636575 438087729 0.888
Oct. 90 202.0 51.11 26.96 275.7 271.1 463117076 443427916 0.909
Nov. 90 157.5 45.58 21.28 210.4 206.8 365216951 350199849 0.940
Dec. 90 156.2 36.73 18.22 216.6 213.0 378752790 363432551 0.948
Year 2407.3 768.98 26.73 3125.9 3072.6 5237614575 5016973439 0.907
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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Project: BIS-7.4
Variant: KLS-7.4-Y 0
PVsyst V7.4.6
VC0, Simulation date:
12/22/24 04:58
with V7.4.6
Loss diagram
2407 kWh/m² Global horizontal irradiation
+29.9% Global incident in coll. plane
-2.24% Near Shadings: irradiance loss
-0.10% IAM factor on global
+0.65% Ground reflection on front side
Bifacial
Global incident on ground
1397 kWh/m² on 21451143 m²
-67.57% (0.32 Gnd. albedo)
Ground reflection loss
-79.06% View Factor for rear side
+10.36% Sky diffuse on the rear side
+0.00% Beam effective on the rear side
-4.00% Shadings loss on rear side
9.61% Global Irradiance on rear side (295 kWh/m²)
3073 kWh/m² * 7299518 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors
efficiency at STC = 24.29% PV conversion, Bifaciality factor = 0.68
5802824804 kWh Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)
+0.01% PV loss due to irradiance level
-6.58% PV loss due to temperature
+0.80% Module quality loss
-0.55% LID - Light induced degradation
-1.10% Mismatch loss, modules and strings
-0.26% Mismatch for back irradiance
-1.56% Ohmic wiring loss
5277419828 kWh Array virtual energy at MPP
-1.61% Inverter Loss during operation (efficiency)
-0.77% 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
-0.02% Night consumption
5151711494 kWh Available Energy at Inverter Output
-0.30% Auxiliaries (fans, other)
-0.02% AC ohmic loss
-0.97% Medium voltage transfo loss
-0.58% MV line ohmic loss
-0.44% High voltage transfo loss
-0.34% HV line ohmic loss
5016973439 kWh Active Energy injected into grid
1694913081 kVARh Reactive energy to the grid: Aver. cos(phi) = 0.950
5295540845 kVAh Apparent energy to the grid
12/22/24 PVsyst Licensed to Page 8/10
Project: BIS-7.4
Variant: KLS-7.4-Y 0
PVsyst V7.4.6
VC0, Simulation date:
12/22/24 04:58
with V7.4.6
Predef. graphs
Daily Input/Output diagram
System Output Power Distribution
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PVsyst V7.4.6
VC0, Simulation date:
12/22/24 04:58
with V7.4.6
