Yield Analysis of 20kW Grid-Tie Roof-top Solar Photovoltaic Unit in Tamilnadu

Abstract

India, as part of its international commitments on climate change, is in rapid pace in the renewable energy segment. India has set a goal to attain 100GW solar energy generation all the way through grid-tie solar PV system but out of which 40GW is planned to attain from roof-top solar PV systems by 2022. Roof-top solar PV system attain the familiarity due to different rewards like low development period, island mode operation and grid stability. This paper presents the study on the yield analysis of the 20kW on-grid roof-top solar photovoltaic unit installed at AMET Deemed to be University, Chennai, India. The data collected from this plant is used to calculate the annual energy generation and capacity factor. The study proves that, this 20kW grid-connected solar PV system achieve better performance record of energy generation over a year as 29.7MWh and the capacity factor of 17%.