STUDY OF A PV GRID-CONNECTED SYSTEM IN RABAT, MOROCCO

Published 31 MARCH 2021 •  vol 14  •  no 1  • 


Authors:

 

Sara Mtougui, Laboratory of Magnetism and Physics of High Energy, Mohammed V University in Rabat. P.B. 1014, Rabat Morocco
Ibtissam El Housni, Laboratory of Magnetism and Physics of High Energy, Mohammed V University in Rabat. P.B. 1014, Rabat Morocco
Lahoucine Bahmad, Laboratory of Magnetism and Physics of High Energy, Mohammed V University in Rabat. P.B. 1014, Rabat Morocco
Abdellah Bah, Thermal and Energy Research Team. ENSET. Mohammed V University in Rabat, P. B. 6207, Rabat, Morocco

Abstract:

 

Using green energy and especially solar PV energy is an important issue in recent years. In this work, we study the performance of a PV grid connected system installed in Rabat, Morocco, with a power peak of 2kWp. We analyzed the experimental data such as the sunshine, the produced power and the injected energy for the year 2015. We investigated the influence of different parameters such as the solar radiation and the temperature on the injected energy. We also compare the results of simulation by PVSyst software with our real measured data. The maximum of injected energy is obtained in May (2015). For the installed 1kWp, the system produced about 171 kWh. This corresponds to an average temperature value of 29.9 °C, and an incident energy value of 1303 kWh. July (2015) is the sunniest month with an average temperature value of 33.8°C and a solar radiation value of 1362.7 kWh. Under these conditions, the injected energy is found to be lower by 2.9 % than that one of May. We found that the simulation data are overestimated by 5%. This is due to the fact that the simulations do not include aerosols, cloudy day effects. Installing 2kWp saves an emission of 49.589 tons of CO2 for the life cycle of a PV grid connected system.

Keywords:

 

Photovoltaic Grid-Connected System; Photovoltaic Panels; Injected Energy; Solar Radiation; Temperature; Simulation; Pvsyst; CO2 Emission

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Citations:

 

APA:
Mtougui, S., El Housni, I., Bahmad, L., & Bah, A. (2021). Study of a PV Grid-Connected System in Rabat, Morocco. International Journal of Grid and Distributed Computing (IJGDC), ISSN: 2005-4262 (Print); 2207-6379 (Online), NADIA, 14(1), 43-54. doi: 10.33832/ijgdc.2021.14.1.05.

MLA:
Mtougui, Sara, et al. “Study of a PV Grid-Connected System in Rabat, Morocco.” International Journal of Grid and Distributed Computing (IJGDC), ISSN: 2005-4262 (Print); 2207-6379 (Online), NADIA, vol. 14, no. 1, 2021, pp. 43-54. IJGDC, http://article.nadiapub.com/IJGDC/vol14_no1/5.html.

IEEE:
[1] S. Mtougui, I. El Housni, L. Bahmad, and A. Bah, "Study of a PV Grid-Connected System in Rabat, Morocco." International Journal of Grid and Distributed Computing (IJGDC), ISSN: 2005-4262 (Print); 2207-6379 (Online), NADIA, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 43-54, March 2021.