Capstone Project Planning (22058) Project Overview
Project Overview
Tittle of Project: - Case Study on rooftop solar panel system installation for
domestic consumers.
❖ System Description: -
The Photovoltaic (PV) Grid Connect system consists of mainly 3 components: The Crystalline Silicon
PV array, Module Mounting Structure and the Power conditioning Unit (PCU). The C-Si module will
generate the DC voltage and to increase the voltage to make it suitable for the PCU rating we have to
connect in series as per system capacity. The output of the strings are connected to required PCU and
required group of PCU’s will work interact with the grid and fed the energy generated from solar
module to the grid. The PCU is nothing but converting the DC Power into AC power and feeding into
the grid. It is design with a high efficiency >97% with IGBT technology, It is delivering the max.
Power generated through solar modules in to grid due to its inbuilt future of MPPT operations.
The PCU is having internal self-protection in case of any fault in the grid. Also, the PCU has inbuilt
contactors/breakers with fuses for self-protections.
The PCU is having inbuilt microprocessor-based controls before starting it’s monitored the grid
voltage, frequency of the grid if it is within set value then it senses the array voltage and current then
it’s start feeding the power in the grid if all parameters are within range. In case of power gets fail the
PCU will stop working automatically. During the morning the PCU get start its own when the power
generation start from the solar module and its stop automatically when the sun set and array is not
generating any power.
Each PCU is having a remote and local data monitoring system with we can monitor all the parameters
and current energy generation & past generation for the given period. Outputs of PCU’s are connected
to Distribution boards and grid supply will be brought to distribution boards for syncopation with the
PCU.
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❖ Advantages of rooftop solar panel system:
1. Only one time investment. After that, power is free for life. (At least 25 years).
2. Greenhouse gas emission free electricity production.
3. No pollution of air and soil.
4. Clean and silent technology, no noise pollution.
5. No waste, no storage or disposal of waste.
6. No fuel consumption at all; No transport of fuel to site; No Storage of fuel.
7. Reliable power supply in all climatic conditions – hot and cold.
8. Independent from fossil fuel price increases and fuel shortages.
9. Long lifetime of components (up to 25 years), no moving parts.
10. Almost negligible maintenance.
11. Enjoy accelerated depreciation benefits of 80%.
12. Every unit of solar energy saves 3.3 Liters of fresh water and prevents release of 2 kgs of
CO2.
13. For every 100 kW (1,40,000 units per year) of Solar on your roof, you reduce emissions:126
tons of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) every year = Planting 6000 mature trees.
Fig: Rooftop solar panel system installed in one of the student’s house.
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❖ Site Selection :-
Fig: Plot No.5 Janaki Nagar, Jalgaon (site)
❖ Calculation of Solar panel Rating: -
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