Effect of Shading on System Parameters and CO2 Emission of grid-connected PV System

• Main Authors: Sarkar, Rishiraj, Bohre, Aashish Kumar, Bera, Tushar Kanti, Bhowmik, Partha Sarathee, Kolhe, Mohan Lal, Hassanabad, Armin Hassanzadeh
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cost of energy; Emissions; Grid; Photovoltaic (PV) System; Pollution; Production; Renewable energy sources; Shading; Software; Solar energy; Tariff; Temperature distribution; Wind energy
• ISSN: 2642-5289
• DOI: 10.1109/PIICON56320.2022.10045311

The electrical power that is being conventionally used by industries, residential and commercial complexes is mostly dependent on the non-renewable energy sources i.e. the power produced in thermal power plants by burning coal. The major disadvantages of this power production method are its low efficiency, production of harmful industrial waste as byproducts creating environmental pollution and its role in adversely affecting climatic conditions. A lot of research is therefore going on over the use of renewable sources of energy like solar, wind and hydro power. These methods of energy production are way more efficient than traditional fossil fuel power production method and don't produce any considerable pollution in the environment. This paper provides a technological and economic analysis of a photovoltaic system to be installed in National Institute of Technology, Durgapur. The project is focused on harnessing the clean solar energy to power the institute campus thereby reducing harmful gas emissions and also minimizing power expenses. The ambient temperature and hourly solar radiation data are utilized for the analysis. The study is done in two sections, one considering the shading effect on solar panels and other without it and a comparative analysis is done between the two in PVsyst software. The analysis shows the advantages of PV system without shading over its counterpart.