Location and panel based performance evaluation of solar photovoltaic system for remote Indian deserts
The Thar (Great Indian) desert is a climatic desert located in the Indo-Pacific region, where most inhabitants reside in rural areas. The solar photovoltaic system is a feasible solution for generating electricity in the rural areas of these deserts. This paper examines the technical sustainability...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-10-01
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| Series: | Case Studies in Thermal Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X2501055X |
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| Summary: | The Thar (Great Indian) desert is a climatic desert located in the Indo-Pacific region, where most inhabitants reside in rural areas. The solar photovoltaic system is a feasible solution for generating electricity in the rural areas of these deserts. This paper examines the technical sustainability of the 4.98 kWp capacity SPV system in two diverse climatic deserts of Thar (Jaisalmer and Kutch). Moreover, the impact of panel types on the system's productivity has also been analysed. The research methodology includes compiling climatic data of the deserts, designing the system in SAM simulation, and evaluating performance indicators as described in IEC 61724 directions. The simulation results reveal that the system's annual energy generation with monofacial panels and fixed-axis tracking in Jaisalmer and Kutch is 8220 kWh and 7829 kWh, respectively. The monthly average capacity factor of the system in Jaisalmer (18.85 %) is higher than Kutch's (17.96 %). Also, the monthly average final yield of the system in Jaisalmer (4.52 h/d) is comparatively higher than Kutch (4.31 h/d). However, the system's energy generation can be enhanced by nearly 5.50 % using bifacial panels for both locations. The present research also finds that the annual average normalized capacity factor, performance ratio, final yield, array yield, reference yield, system losses and array capture losses are obtained between (17.96–19.89)%, (74.51–78.91)%, (4.31–4.77) hr/d, (4.54–5.02) hr/d, (5.77–6.09) hr/d, (0.23–0.25) hr/d, and (0.98–1.32) hr/d, respectively. Finally, the obtained results confirm that the bifacial panels in the SPV system are a technically feasible solution for generating higher electricity for remote Indian deserts. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-157X |