Performance Analysis of Grid Interfaced Photovoltaic Systems for Reliable Agri-Microgrids using PVsyst

Abstract

Today most of the countries are fulfilling their energy need from fossil fuel resources, which are vastly depleting and era of fossil fuel is gradually ending. Power generation using fossil fuel is creating harmful effect on environment, leading to global warming which has become matter of great concern. Massive use of these fuels, release large amount of waste heat, causing thermal pollution in surrounding area, leading to destroy of various types of plant and animal life. In case of nuclear power plants, disposal of radioactive wastes and release of radioactivity during accident creates long term sever problems. Therefore every country is now embarking on search of alternative sources of energy, specifically, solar energy, which is inexhaustible source of energy and freely available in almost all parts of the world.Our research team suggested solar PV plant of 10 Kwp for Shree Samarth Agro-Tech Foundation, Which is a small scale Agricultural based business enterprise operated by farmer's self-help group, located in Solapur District of Maharashtra State, India. Thus, our research team, tried to provide technology up gradation to these conventional diesel generator powered jaggery making units that helps in reducing green house gas (GHG) emission. Detailed performance analysis of the proposed system will be carried out using PVsyst simulation tool.