Simulation of a 100-Kilowatt On-grid Solar Power Plant at the Sahand University of Technology Campus

Sahand University of Technology, with its 950 hectares of unused land, is a suitable platform for students cooperation and creating a scientific-industrial environment for implementing interdisciplinary projects and bringing closer the distance between the university and the industry. In this article, the simulation of a 105 kW off-grid solar power plant with a fixed structure in a place free of buildings, sheds, and trees at Sahand University of Technology is analyzed by PVSYST application software. The equipment used in this simulation is 420 250-watt solar modules of the YINGLI SOLAR brand and one 100-kilowatt inverter of the GROWATT brand. During this article, the most optimal angle for the construction of the power plant at this university will be discussed first, then the graphs and data related to the relationships of the influencing components in the process and the behavior of the modules and inverter will be reviewed. In order to reduce losses, with proper design, the amount of shading in this place will be minimized. In the end, the data and information obtained from this simulation including NORMALIZED, PERFORMANCE RATIO LOSS DIAGRAM, PRODUCTIONS and MAIN, RESULTS and the amount of energy that can be injected into the main electricity grid with the construction of this on-grid solar power plant will be discussed.