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Standalone system

Project: Off Grid System Example 2 with shadow analysis

Variant: New simulation variant
Standalone system with batteries
System power: 3510 Wp

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Jacobabad - Pakistan

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 Project: Off Grid System Example 2 with shadow analysis
Variant: New simulation variant
PVsyst V8.0.11
VC0, Simulation date:
05/05/25 01:14
with V8.0.11

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Geographical Site
Jacobabad
Pakistan
Situation
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Time zone
Project summary

28.28 °(N)
68.44 °(E)
53 m
UTC+5
Project settings
Albedo 0.20

Weather data
Jacobabad
Meteonorm 8.2 (1996-2015), Sat=100% - Synthetic

System summary
Standalone system Standalone system with batteries

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Orientation #1
Fixed plane
Tilt/Azimuth

System information
PV Array
43.9 / 0 °
Near Shadings
According to strings : Fast (table)
Electrical effect 100 %

Battery pack
User's needs
Daily household consumers
Constant over the year
Average 12.5 kWh/Day

Nb. of modules 6 units Technology Lithium-ion, LFP

Pnom total 3510 Wp Nb. of units 3 units
Voltage 48 V
Capacity 900 Ah

Results summary

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Useful energy from solar 4546.9 kWh/year Specific production 1295 kWh/kWp/year Perf. Ratio PR 67.79 %
Missing Energy 11.9 kWh/year Available solar energy 5285.4 kWh/year Solar Fraction SF 99.74 %
Excess (unused) 515.8 kWh/year

Table of contents
Project and results summary 2
General parameters, PV Array Characteristics, System losses 3
Near shading definition - Iso-shadings diagram 5
Detailed User's needs 6
Main results 7
Loss diagram 8
Predef. graphs 9

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Variant: New simulation variant
PVsyst V8.0.11
VC0, Simulation date:
05/05/25 01:14
with V8.0.11

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Standalone system

Orientation #1
Fixed plane
Tilt/Azimuth 43.9 / 0 °
General parameters
Standalone system with batteries

Sheds configuration
Nb. of sheds
Set of tables
3 units
Sizes
Sheds spacing
Collector width
0.00m
0.00m
Shading limit angle
Limit profile angle °

Models used Near Shadings User's needs

Transposition Perez According to strings : Fast (table) Daily household consumers
Diffuse Perez, Meteonorm Electrical effect 100 % Constant over the year
Circumsolar separate Average 12.5 kWh/Day

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PV module
Manufacturer
Model
(Original PVsyst database)
Unit Nom. Power
Generic
JKM-585N-72HL4-BDV

585 Wp
PV Array Characteristics
Controller
Manufacturer
Model
Technology
Temp coeff.
Generic
SmartSolar MPPT 250/60 48V
MPPT converter
-2.7 mV/°C/Elem.
Number of PV modules 6 units Converter
Nominal (STC) 3510 Wp Maxi and EURO efficiencies 99.0 / 97.0 %
Modules 3 string x 2 In series Battery Management control
At operating cond. (50°C) Threshold commands as SOC calculation
Pmpp 3255 Wp Charging SOC = 0.96 / 0.80
U mpp 79 V Discharging SOC = 0.10 / 0.35

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I mpp 41 A

Battery
Manufacturer Generic
Model Luna2000-15-SO, with inverter 5 kW
Technology Lithium-ion, LFP
Nb. of units 3 in parallel
Discharging min. SOC 10.0 %
Stored energy 38.9 kWh
Battery Pack Characteristics
Voltage 48 V
Nominal Capacity 900 Ah (C10)
Temperature Fixed 20 °C

Total PV power

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Nominal (STC) 3.51 kWp
Total 6 modules
Module area 15.5 m²

Array losses
Array Soiling Losses Thermal Loss factor DC wiring losses
Loss Fraction 6.0 % Module temperature according to irradiance Global array res. 31 mΩ
Uc (const) 20.0 W/m²K Loss Fraction 1.5 % at STC
Uv (wind) 0.0 W/m²K/m/s

Serie Diode Loss LID - Light Induced Degradation Module Quality Loss
Voltage drop 0.7 V Loss Fraction 0.5 % Loss Fraction -0.8 %
Loss Fraction 0.8 % at STC

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Module mismatch losses
Loss Fraction

IAM loss factor

1.0 % at MPP Loss Fraction
Array losses
Strings Mismatch loss

Incidence effect (IAM): Fresnel, AR coating, n(glass)=1.526, n(AR)=1.290

0.5 %

0° 30° 50° 60° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90°

1.000 0.999 0.987 0.963 0.892 0.814 0.679 0.438 0.000

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Variant: New simulation variant
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VC0, Simulation date:
05/05/25 01:14
with V8.0.11

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Perspective of the PV-field and surrounding shading scene

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Iso-shadings diagram
Orientation #1 - Fixed plane, Tilts/azimuths: 43.9°/ 0°

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05/05/25 01:14
with V8.0.11

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Nb. Power
W
Use
Hour/day
Detailed User's needs
Daily household consumers, Constant over the year, average = 12.5 kWh/day

Energy
Wh/day
Hourly distribution

Lamps (LED or fluo) 10 15/lamp 6.0 900

TV / PC / Mobile 2 60/app 5.0 600
Domestic appliances 5 70/app 8.0 2800
Fridge / Deep-freeze 1 24 2400
Dish- and Cloth-washer 1 1 750
Air Conditioner 1 1200 tot 4.0 4800
Stand-by consumers 24.0 240

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Total daily energy 12490

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Variant: New simulation variant
PVsyst V8.0.11
VC0, Simulation date:
05/05/25 01:14
with V8.0.11

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System Production
Useful energy from solar
Available solar energy
Excess (unused)
Loss of Load
4546.9 kWh/year
5285.4 kWh/year
515.8 kWh/year
Main results

Perf. Ratio PR
Solar Fraction SF

Battery aging (State of Wear)

67.79 %
99.74 %

Time Fraction 0.2 % Cycles SOW 97.7 %

Missing Energy 11.9 kWh/year Static SOW 90.0 %

Normalized productions (per installed kWp) Performance Ratio PR

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Balances and main results

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GlobHor GlobEff E_Avail EUnused E_Miss E_User E_Load SolFrac
kWh/m² kWh/m² kWh kWh kWh kWh kWh ratio
January 104.7 140.9 446.9 38.34 0.00 387.2 387.2 1.000
February 122.4 146.4 457.8 82.53 0.00 349.7 349.7 1.000
March 160.9 162.2 497.4 92.84 0.00 387.2 387.2 1.000
April 175.8 150.2 452.5 59.22 0.00 374.7 374.7 1.000
May 205.0 154.1 452.5 47.50 0.00 387.2 387.2 1.000
June 195.4 139.6 411.7 20.33 0.00 374.7 374.7 1.000
July 175.4 129.1 383.5 0.00 11.91 375.3 387.2 0.969
August 165.9 134.2 401.1 0.00 0.00 387.2 387.2 1.000
September 166.6 158.4 477.5 71.01 0.00 374.7 374.7 1.000
October 139.5 154.2 468.8 63.69 0.00 387.2 387.2 1.000
November 105.2 132.4 412.1 26.40 0.00 374.7 374.7 1.000
December 97.4 134.0 423.7 13.93 0.00 387.2 387.2 1.000

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Year 1814.2 1735.7 5285.4 515.79 11.91 4546.9 4558.8 0.997

Legends
GlobHor Global horizontal irradiation E_User Energy supplied to the user
GlobEff Effective Global, corr. for IAM and shadings E_Load Energy need of the user (Load)
E_Avail Available Solar Energy SolFrac Solar fraction (EUsed / ELoad)
EUnused Unused energy (battery full)
E_Miss Missing energy

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PVsyst V8.0.11
VC0, Simulation date:
05/05/25 01:14
with V8.0.11

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Loss diagram

+5.3%

-1.5%
Global horizontal irradiation
Global incident in coll. plane

Near Shadings: irradiance loss

-6.0% Soiling loss factor

-1.9% IAM factor on global

1736 kWh/m²
* 15 m² coll. Effective irradiation on collectors

efficiency at STC = 22.65% PV conversion

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0.0%
+0.8%
-0.6%

-7.9%
Array nominal energy (at STC effic.)
PV loss due to irradiance level

PV loss due to temperature

Shadings: Electrical Loss acc. to strings

Module quality loss

-0.5% LID - Light induced degradation

-1.5% Mismatch loss, modules and strings

-1.8% Ohmic wiring loss

5406.0 kWh Array virtual energy at MPP

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-9.5% Unused energy (battery full)

-2.1% Converter Loss during operation (efficiency)

4769.6 kWh Converter output
Battery Storage
Direct use Stored -0.2% Battery Stored Energy balance
20.7% 79.3%
-0.3% Battery efficiency loss
4558.8 kWh Energy from the sun
4558.8 kWh Energy supplied to the user

4558.8 kWh Energy need of the user (Load)

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05/05/25 01:14
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Daily Input/Output diagram

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