Teknomekanik, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 1-11, June 2023
e-ISSN: 2621-8720 p-ISSN: 2621-9980
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Analysis of energy production design from grid-connected 40 MW large
PV power plant
Khin Moe Moe
1*
, Hla Myo Aung
2
, Hla Aye Thar
1
, and Yee Yee Win
1
1
Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Yangon Technological University, Yangon 11011,
MYANMAR
2
Renewable Energy and Electronic Technology Research Center, Department of Research and Innovation,
Yangon 11081, MYANMAR
*Corresponding Author: khinmoemoeytu@gmail.com
Received Dec 12
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2022; 1
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Revised Jan 25
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2023; 2
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Revised Feb 18
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2023; Accepted Feb 25
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2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24036/teknomekanik.v6i1.18972
ABSTRACT
Electricity is an important source of energy in everyday life. In recent decades, growing energy demand
worldwide has significantly fueled energy production, leading to environmental impacts such as global
warming and ozone depletion. it has also endangered the species. Hence, the whole world has started shifting
towards green energy generation, eliminating all the negative impacts on the environment. Solar energy is the
most CO2 emission save compared to non-renewable energy sources. A photovoltaic generator is useful in
areas well exposed to the sun. This paper is aimed at the total amount of energy generated by the solar system
connected to the grid on the 230 kV transmission line. This result was conducted by comparing the energy
generated with the tilt angle of 15°,20°,25°,30°and 35°. The most energy generated is produced with a 25° of
tilt angle according to the simulation result in this paper. The result was simulated by using PVsyst. This paper
presents the energy production of a 40-MW grid-connected photovoltaic system located at Minbu Township in
Myanmar. The simulation is carried out in order to get maximum energy production and the incident radiation,
performance ratio, energy into the grid, and energy output at array and losses. Based on the simulation result,
it is concluded that the maximum energy production and performance ratios are 75730 MWh and 81% through
the year. The CO2 emission was saved 424781.5 tons per year. The incident energy in the collector plane is
5.220kWh/m
2
/day. This research is only conducted for analysis of existing grid-connected utility-scale solar
PV systems and not provided for advanced techniques.
Keywords: Solar Power; Solar Module; Inverter; Grid Connected; PVsyst.
How to Cite:
K. Moe, H. Thar, H. Aung, and Y. Win, “Analysis energy production design from grid-connected 40 MW large
PV power plant”, Teknomekanik, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-11, June 2023.
https://doi.org/10.24036/teknomekanik.v6i1.18972
Copyright © Khin Moe Moe, Hla Myo Aung, Hla Aye Thar, Yee Yee Win. Published by
Universitas Negeri Padang. This is an open-access article under the:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
1. INTRODUCTION
The source of solar energy is the sun. Photovoltaic and thermal systems are the two topologies that use
solar energy to produce electricity. The term "photovoltaic" derives from the sun's light (photo), which creates
a DC voltage (voltaic). By exposing PV cells to solar irradiance, which causes the electrons to flow and create
an electric current, electrical power is produced [1]. The usage of solar photovoltaic energy in electrical energy
sources is growing as a result of its advantages, which include being environmentally friendly, having low
maintenance requirements, and providing an abundance of free energy [2].
In previous research, design, and simulation of grid-connected solar PV systems have been done through
PVsyst by considering solar photovoltaic systems at different sites location around the world. It presented
design modelling and simulation as well as the technical and economic potential of a solar PV grid-connected
electricity generation plant and to reduce the energy consumption of 100MW of electricity at Umm Al-Qura
University [3] It also demonstrates the energy production potential of a small-scale grid-connected photovoltaic
architecture situated in the Magallanes region of Chile and uses photovoltaic energy in Patagonia [4]. It is
compared for different tilt angles to validate the effectiveness of the proposed framework and it is found that
the best optimal tilt angle is 25 degrees [5]. The previous research also designed and simulated a “60kWp solar