Description | Scenario 01 | Scenario 02 | Scenario 03 | Scenario 04 | Scenario 05 | Scenario 06 |
Solar panel energy (W) (β = 30%) | 207,900,208 × 0.7 = 145,579,524 | 207,900,208 × 0.7 = 145,579,524 | 207,900,208 × 0.7 = 145,579,524 | 207,900,208 × 0.7 = 145,579,524 | 207,900,208 × 0.7 = 145,579,524 | 207,900,208 × 0.7 = 145,579,524 |
Number of solar panels | 145,579,524 ÷ 250 W/panel = 582,318 | 145,579,524 ÷ 310 W/panel = 469,610 | 145,579,524 ÷ 350 W/panel = 415,940 | 145,579,524 ÷ 410 W/panel = 355,072 | 145,579,524 ÷ 460 W/panel = 316,477 | 145,579,524 ÷ 560 W/panel = 259,963 |
Solar panel specification | ||||||
Maximum power (W) | 250 | 310 | 350 | 410 | 460 | 560 |
Tolerance (%) | 0 - 3 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 3 |
Voc (V) | 37.29 | 40.30 | 41.30 | 48.90 | 50.01 | 38.3 |
Isc (A) | 8.81 | 9.91 | 10.61 | 10.70 | 11.45 | 11.45 |
Maximum power voltage (V) | 30.34 | 32.84 | 35.30 | 40.65 | 42.13 | 32 |
Maximum power current (A) | 8.24 | 9.44 | 10.61 | 10.10 | 10.92 | 17.49 |
Module efficiency (%) | 15.3 | 19 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 21.4 |
Series panel calculations | ||||||
Number of panels connected in series for one string | 900 V ÷ 37.29 V = 24 | 900 V ÷ 40.30 V = 22 | 900 V ÷ 41.30 V = 22 | 900 V ÷ 48.90 V = 18 | 900 V ÷ 50.01 V = 18 | 900 V ÷ 38.3 V = 24 |
Number of strings calculations | ||||||
Number of strings needed | 582,318 ÷ 24 = 24,263 | 469,610 ÷ 22 = 21,346 | 415,940 ÷ 22 = 18,906 | 355,072 ÷ 18 = 19,726 | 316,477 ÷ 18 = 17,582 | 259,963 ÷ 24 = 10,832 |
Inverter calculation | ||||||
Number of Inverters needed | 145,579,524 ÷ 500,000 = 291 | 145,579,524 ÷ 500,000 = 291 | 145,579,524 ÷ 500,000 = 291 | 145,579,524 ÷ 500,000 = 291 | 145,579,524 ÷ 500,000 = 291 | 145,579,524 ÷ 500,000 = 291 |
Solar panel cost estimation | ||||||
Cost of PV panels | $125 × 582,318 = $72,789,750 | $142 ×469,610 = $66,684,620 | $162 ×415,940 = $67,382,280 | $168 × 355,072 = $59,652,096 | $218 × 316,477 = $68,991,986 | $275 × 259,963 = $71,489,825 |