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Project Title New York Rooftop Solar Power
PROMPT
Choose a site location within the continental US to focus on for this
project. For your chosen location report the city and state, latitude and
longitude coordinates in decimal degrees to the nearest 0.01, lowest
historical temperature on record, average high temperature for the
hottest month (all temperatures should be in ºC). The site weather.com
offers good historical weather data for locations under the "monthly"
tab.
Choose a roof mounted system size target between 2 and 10 kW to the
nearest 0.1 kW. Choose a roof azimuth angle that deviates from due
south by 6 to 15 degrees in either direction, and select one of the
standard roof pitches below to use for all your system calculations. and
other relevant items from the basic installer checklist. Use PV Watts to
calculate and report the total annual hours of full sun at your location
under the site conditions. Use the default PV Watts values for all other
sections in the calculator.
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Report the chosen system size (nameplate rating in kW), system
azimuth angle, and system tilt, along with the calculated annual hours
of full sun for this system setup at this location from PV Watts.
Ans.
Location: New York, NY
Latitude: 40.73°
Longitude: -74.02°
Lowest Historical Temperature on Record: -26.11°C
Average High Temperature for the Hottest Month: 28.89°C
System nameplate rating: 3.0 kW
System Azimuth Angle: 195°
System Tilt: 18.43°
Annual Hours of Full Sun: 1649.8 FSH
PROMPT
Select the solar pathfinder sheet below appropriate for use at your
chosen location. The latitude range is included in the file name.
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Calculate percent of sunlight lost in each month with shading based on
that solar pathfinder diagram.
Create a table or spreadsheet with the following columns of
information, Month; Days (in the month), Daily solar radiation; Monthly
solar radiation; Shading; Solar loss. Include a row for each month of the
year starting with January, plus an additional row at the bottom labeled
Annual.
In the other columns of the table, complete the following information
and calculations.
• Days= The number of the days in the month (or year in the Annual
row).
• Daily solar radiation= The average daily solar radiation for each
month from the PV Watts output for your particular location and
system specs.
• Monthly solar radiation= The total solar radiation received each
month (kWh/m² or full sun hours), and also include the annual
total in the Annual row.
• Shading= The portion of sunlight lost each month due to shading
based on the solar pathfinder sheet, report as the decimal value
rather than a percent. Use 0 for months that don't have any
shading.
• Solar loss= The amount of the monthly solar radiation lost to
shading in that month. Include the total of all the monthly shading
losses in the Annual row.
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Finally, calculate the annual percentage of sunlight lost due to shading
relative to the same setup without shading to the nearest 0.1%. Include
your calculated annual shading loss somewhere below your table with a
label of "Annual Shading Loss". Also be sure to include the name of
your location, the location's latitude, and which solar pathfinder sheet
you used somewhere nearby to your table. Attach your completed
table as a pdf in a single document.
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Ans.
File Link in Video Description!
TITLE Loss Due to Shading – New York, NY
CAPTION
Solar Rooftop Power
PROMPT
Module Selection and Array Power
Choose a readily available polycrystalline PV module to construct your
PV Array from among one manufacturer's linked below. You can choose
any PV module, but include the following key specifications in your
response in the text box: the company and specific model name, a link
to the module specification sheet (usually pdf), along with the module's
Voc, Vmp, Isc, Imp, Pmax, and voltage-based temperature coefficient
(often listed as Temp. Coefficient of Voc).
Module manufacturers
• SunPower (E-series)
• Trina Solar
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• LG Solar
• First Solar (4 or 6 series)
Then, calculate the number of modules required to build a system as
close to the target system size you chose in part 1. Calculate the actual
system power nameplate rating in kW to the nearest 0.01 based on the
PV module you have selected.
Inverter Selection
Next, identify a single matching inverter (not microinverter) that meets
the input and output requirements for power and energy. Choose from
the available manufacturers linked below. Include the following key
specifications in your response: the company and inverter model name,
a link to the inverter specification sheet, the number of series inputs, V
input - max, Turn-on Voltage, I input - max, P input - max, P output -
max. Note that sometimes inverter specifications may be towards the
end of Technical or Installation guide documents. If the selected
inverter specs are located in a long document also include the page
number where the spec sheet is located within the document next to
the link to the document.
Inverter Manufacturers
• Fronius Primo
• SMA Sunny Boy
• SolarEdge single-phase
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String sizing
Finally, determine the optimal configuration for connecting the panels
of your array to the inverter. Be sure to include the number of strings
connecting to the inverter, the number of modules connected together
in series, and (if applicable) any parallel connections of modules or
strings. For the connection(s) to the inverter, calculate the Vmp and
Imp of the string as it connects to the inverter, the Isc of the string, and
the cold and warm temperature voltages of concern for the string.
Make sure all your calculated connection specs will safely work with
your selected inverter specifications. Always try to favor higher voltage
over higher current if you have options.
Ans.
Module
• Company: LG
• Model: LG420QAK-A6
• Datasheet
• Voc: 48.0 V
• Isc: 10.83 A
• Vmp: 41.3 V
• Imp: 10.19 A
• Pmax: 420.0 W
• Temp. Coefficient of Voc: -0.24 %/°C
• Modules to nameplate rating 3kW: 8 modules
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Inverter
Company: Solar Edge
Model: SE5000H-US
Datasheet
V input – max: 480 V
Turn – on Voltage: 211 V
I input – max: 13.5
P input – max: 7750 W
P output – max: 5000 VA
String
Number of String Connections: 1
Number of Modules connected in series: 8
Vmp of the String: 384 V
Imp of the String: 10.19 A
Isc of the String: 10.83 A
Vmp due to Cold Weather: 53.89 V
String output due to Cold Weather: 431.12 V
Vmp due to Warm Condition: 37.94 V
String output due to Warm Condition: 303.52 V
All Specs will work safely.
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PROMPT
Use your new calculated loss due to shading from prompt 2 and your
new system nameplate rating from prompt 3 to calculate the expected
annual output of the PV system you designed using PV Watts. Make
sure to use all the other system parameters you outlined in Prompt 1.
This is the final output adjusting for the true system size and
corrections for shading losses, tilt, and azimuth.
Click the print link above the results table results and save the output
as a single pdf or image and upload it.
Upload File
Ans.
File Link in Video Description!
TITLE Photovoltaic System Performance
CAPTION
Loss due to shading: 4%
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