Technical Assessment of Solar

PV System for Health Club

Islamabad

Contents
1

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1

Background ................................................................................................................................... 3

1.2

Site Description ............................................................................................................................. 3

General Design ...................................................................................................................................... 4

Load profile ........................................................................................................................................... 4

System Design ....................................................................................................................................... 4

Cost Assessment ................................................................................................................................... 6

Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................. 7

Annexure 1 ............................................................................................................................................ 8

Annexure 2 .......................................................................................................................................... 11

Annexure 3 .......................................................................................................................................... 16

1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Site Description
The following site has been visited where the proposed Solar PV System will be
installed:

Health Club,

Blue Area, Islamabad

Coordinates:
Latitude:

Longitude:

33.725470

73.086826

2 General Design
The Solar PV System will provide electricity to the Health Club during load shedding

hours with Figure 1 showing the design of the proposed Solar PV System. Electricity to
the Health Club shall be provided either from the grid or by the battery bank, which

will be charged through the PV generator, thus working essentially as a solar powered
UPS.

Figure 1: Possible Solar PV System Design

3 Load profile
The Health Club has different electrical appliances and 2 kW constant load has been
requested by the owner of the premises.

4 System Design
Load profile described above was input to the solar simulation software PV Sol*

5.5 expert. Since the solar system will be designed as a UPS, thus the system has been
designed as an off grid application.

The model system is only example for possible system design and should not be
considered as a final system recommendation. Prior to implementation of the project,

detailed planning and designing will be required by the contractor. The model systems

assumed for this study are poly-crystalline PV modules Yingli Solar YL240 P and 12 V

165 Ah Sonnenschein Model Dryfit Solar Block SB 12/185 AS batteries are selected to
provide electricity for load during the load shedding hours on daily basis.

The Yingli modules represent the middle class standard for cost-efficient yet quality
modules and are widely used for typical PV installations. The modules are rated at 240

Wp, are TV certified according to IEC-standards and are delivered with a positive

power tolerance of -0 W to +5 W. Power output warranty based on Nominal Power is 5

years at 95%, 12 years at 90%, 18 years at 85% and 80% for 25 years. The complete
datasheet can be found in the annex to this study.

The following assumptions were made for the yield calculation:

0 % row-to-row shading loses assumed

Losses due to deviation from the standard solar spectrum 1 %
Losses in diodes 0.5 %
Losses due to mismatch or deviation of power rating from the manufacturers
info 2%
Losses in AC cabling were not considered
Power degradation of PV modules 0.5 % of the original value per year
One day of autonomy has been taken while a battery lower threshold of 30%
has been selected
Simulation report for a 2 kW load scenario is provided as Annexure 1.

5 Cost Assessment
Preliminary cost analysis has been conducted to assess the potential Capital and
Operating Costs for the designed solar PV system for 25 years and 10 years basis. The
results of this analysis are provided in Table 1 below. It should be mentioned that these
cost estimates are based on installation of the specific equipment mentioned earlier.
Costs can vary considerably if different equipment is selected.
Table 1: Cost Analysis for Solar PV System at Health Club
10 Years

25 Years

Load

Requested Load: 2 kW

Requested Load: 2 kW

Club Timings (daily)

From 0900 hours to 2100 hours

From 0900 hours to 2100 hours)

Planned Load Shedding

hours

2 kW constant load during planned

load shedding hours
6 hours daily (one hour power cut
after each hour)

2 kW constant load during

planned load shedding hours
6 hours daily (one hour power
cut after each hour)

Solar PV System Capacity

4.32 kWp

4.32 kWp

Area Requirement

29.40 M2

29.40 M2

Total Cost for 3.4 kWp

Solar PV System

1,702,150 1

1,702,150

5,352,550

3,162,310

53.58

76.10

Load Requested

Total Cost Including of

O&M & Battery
replacement over 25
years (PKR)
Cost per kilowatt hour
(kWh) (PKR)

Solar PV Modules, Solar Charger and Power Inverter and batteries Costs have been taken through internet and
also attached as annexures at the end of the document.

6 Conclusion

7 Annexure 1

PV Sol Simulation Results

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18 x Yingli Solar
YL240P-29b_IEC_2012-01 240 W
30; 0

8 x Sonnenschein
dryfit solar block SB 12/185 AS
165.0 Ah (C20); 2 x 12.0 V

STUDER INNOTEC COMPACT 2324

2.3 kW

Annual Energy Reqirement: 4380 kWh

Max. Hourly Value: 2.00 kW

Location:
Climate Data Record:
PV Output:
Gross/Active PV Surface Area:

Islamabad
Islamabad (1961-1990)
4.32 kWp
29.40 / 29.40 m

PV Array Irradiation:
Energy Produced by PV Array:
Converter Energy:
Consumption Requirement:
Consumption Covered by Solar Energy:
Consumption Not Covered by System:

61,559
7,048.8
5,557.8
4,380.0
4,252.1
127.9

Solar Fraction:
Performance Ratio:
Specific Annual Yield:
CO2 Emissions Avoided:
System Efficiency:
PV Array Efficiency:

97.1
47.0
984.3
2,612
6.9
11.5

The results are determined by a mathematical model calculation. The actual yields of the photovoltaic system
can deviate from these values due to fluctuations in the weather, the efficiency of modules and inverters, and other factors.
The System Diagram above does not represent and cannot replace a full technical drawing of the solar system.

kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh
kWh

%
%
kWh/kWp
kg/a
%
%

System in Stand-Alone Operation

Location:
Islamabad
Climate Data Record:
Islamabad
Number of Arrays:
1

Array 1: Array Name

Output:
Gross/Active Solar Surface
Area:
PV Module
Manufacturer:
Model:
Nominal Output:
Power Rating Deviation:
Efficiency (STC):
No. of Modules in Series:
MPP Voltage (STC):
Orientation:
Inclination:
Mount:
Shade:

Battery
Manufacturer:
Model:

PV Output:
Gross/Active PV Surface Area:

4.32 kWp
29.4 m / 29.4 m

4.32 kW
29.4 m / 29.4 m

Ground Reflection:
Output Losses due to...

20.0 %

18 x
Yingli Solar

deviation from AM 1.5:

deviation from Manufacturer's
Specification:
in Diodes:
due to Pollution:
MPP Tracker
Hersteller-Typ-Leistung
AC Power Rating:
MPP Tracking Range:
Efficiency at Nominal Output:
MPP Matching Efficiency:

1.0 %
2.0 %

Mean Charge Efficiency:

Mean Discharge Efficiency:

85.0 %
99.0 %

Charge Controller
Lower Battery Discharge
Threshold:

30.0 %

YL240P-29b_IEC_2012-01
240 W
0%
14.7 %
2
59 V
0.0
30.0
with Ventilation
No

Nominal Voltage:
C20 Capacity:

Sonnenschein
dryfit solar block SB
12/185 AS
12.0 V
165.0 Ah

Self Discharge:

0.1 %/Tag

Simulation Results for Total System

Irradiation onto Horizontal:
PV Array Irradiation:
Irradiation minus Reflection:

54,610 kWh
61,559 kWh
59,166 kWh

Energy Produced by PV Array:

7,049 kWh

Converter Energy:
Consumption Requirement:
Direct Use of PV Energy:
Consumption Not Covered by
System:
PV Array Surplus:
Consumption Covered by Solar
Energy:
Battery Discharge:
Battery Efficiency:

5,558 kWh
4,380 kWh
2,491 kWh
128 kWh

Battery Charge:
Battery Losses:
Charge Condition at Simulattion
Start:
Charge Condition at Simulattion
End:
Solar Fraction:
Performance Ratio:
Final Yield:
Specific Annual Yield:

0.5 %
0.0 %
5.0 kW
14.8 V To 118.0 V
92.0 %
85.0 %

2,395 kWh
384 kWh
55.4 %
55.4 %
97.1 %
47.0 %
2.7 h/d
984 kWh/kWp

671 kWh
4,252 kWh

System Efficiency:
Array Efficiency:

6.9 %
11.5 %

2,012 kWh
84.0 %

Inverter Efficiency:

94.4 %

Solar Energy Consumption as Percentage of Total Cosumption

kWh

350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Electricity Requirement - Appliance 4,380 kWh

Consumption Covered by Solar Energy 4,252 kWh

Nov

Dec

8 Annexure 2

Equipment Data Sheets

9 Annexure 3

Equipment Prices