Design and Performance Analysis of 250 kW Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System in Iraqi Environment Using PVsyst Software

Authors

Oday A Ahmed
Department of Electrical Engineering University of Technology University of Technology Post Office P.O. Box: 35299 Baghdad, Iraq
Waleed H. Habeeb
Department of Electrical Engineering University of Technology Baghdad, Iraq
Dhari Y. Mahmood
Department of Electrical Engineering University of Technology Baghdad, Iraq
Kanaan A Jalal
Department of Electrical Engineering University of Technology Baghdad, Iraq
Hussain K Sayed
Department of Electrical Engineering University of Technology Baghdad, Iraq
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52549/ijeei.v7i3.978
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Published: 23-08-2019 • Issue: Vol. 7 No. 3: September 2019 • Section: Electrical_(Power)

Abstract

A 250 kW grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) plant systems have been installed at the Ministry of Electricity in Baghdad and penetrated to the Iraqi national grid since November 2017. This is the first high power grid-connected PV system that has been installed in Iraq and it’s one of the four parts 1MW large-scale PV systems that should be completed in early of 2019. This paper presents the design and performance analysis of this system using a PVsyst software package. The performance ratio and different losses that occurred in the system are also calculated. The results show that the performance ratio is 75% using 1428 photovoltaic panels type (Sharp 175Wp) spread over an area of 1858 m². The total energy injected into the grid is (346692 kWh/year) .Based on the simulation results that developed in this paper, the practical PV grid-tied system has been implemented in Baghdad site.

Keywords: Grid-connected; Power Loss; Solar PV system; PVsyst software; Performance ratio

Author Biographies

Oday A Ahmed

Oday A. Ahmed received his MSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University of Technology, Baghdad-Iraq, in 2002. He was awarded a Ph.D. degree from the University of Leicester in 2012. Since 2002, he has been a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering in the Department of Engineering at the University of Technology, where he teaches Electrical Machines, Power Systems, and power electronics. His field of research covers a wide range of subjects in Renewable Energy Conversion and Energy Storage, from electrical generators and power electronics to power systems and advanced controllers.

 


 

Waleed H. Habeeb
Waleed  H. Habeeb is a Lecturer at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Technology, Iraq. He received his M.Sc.. in 1985 at University of Technology, Iraq. His research interests include power electronics, renewable energy, energy efficiency engineering, and cathodic protection systems.
Dhari Y. Mahmood
Dhari Y. Mahmood is an Asst. Prof at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Technology,  Iraq.  He is currently, the dean of the Department of Electrical Engineering. He has gained his M.Sc and Ph.D. in Electrical Power Engineering from Sant. Peterburg polytechnical Institute-Russa in 1986 and 1990 respectively. His BSc degree received in 1981 from University of Baghdad-Collage of Engineering -Iraq. Hw wok in the field of renewable energy and power system research. He supervises a large number of graduate students in both master and Ph.D. degrees.
Kanaan A Jalal
Kanaan A. Jalal is a Lecturer at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Technology,  Iraq.  He received his Ph.D. in 2007 at University ofTechnology,   Iraq.   His research interests include electrical power engineering, renewable energy, and the application of soft computing techniques on different power system problems.
Hussain K Sayed
Hussain Sayed has gained his master’s degree of science in Systems Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock - USA, in 2016.  His bachelor’s of science degree was awarded from the University of Technology – Baghdad –Iraq, in 2010. Mr. Hussain has been working on investigating SiC power switching devices performance for over four years. He also works on designing high-voltage gain power electronics converters for renewable energy applications. He has published several papers in IEEE proceedings in the U.S. and Canada, in addition to accredited international journal publications. Mr. Sayed has strong theoretical and experimental experiences in using LabVIEW software and equipment in both academia and industrial sectors. Hussain’s has also been a review in IEEE and Springers journals

How to Cite

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O. A. Ahmed, W. H. Habeeb, D. Y. Mahmood, K. A. Jalal, and H. K. Sayed, “Design and Performance Analysis of 250 kW Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System in Iraqi Environment Using PVsyst Software”, IJEEI, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 415–421, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.52549/ijeei.v7i3.978.