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This analysis based report is done for the readers of my previous report 1MW Utility Scale SPV Power Plant, mainly for the readers from South region of INDIA as they are asking repeatedly about the probability and feasibility-technical & Financial-of a SPV power plant in their region. At the same time its not possible for me to design a report for each and every state from South India, so I took Chennai city. Also the previous report was not so detail, was very basic and meant to the readers who want to get an overview on how a utility scale power plant works. Now, in this report, I discuss about in depth. From panels selection to CB sizing all are presented in very detail. Hope, this time you get a strong knowledge on designing and estimation of 1MW solar PV power plant. Unlike the previous report, the financial aspect discussed at the end of the paper. In this paper, the financial assessment has done in very detail and considering the current scenario of SPV market including the cost of solar PV modules, inverters cost, cable, transformer etc. prices and the funding, interest rate. And if you have any queries or need clarification, please contact at info@renewpowerzone.in or amrit.mandal0191@gmail.com .
Disclaimer
The presented data here are NOT TAKEN from any copyright materials and not showing under my name. The meteo data collected from NASA website and NREL database which is free over the internet. Designing of PV system is totally based on the practical experience of the author.
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Site consideration: this design has been done by considering the PV modules & array will be ground-mounted and the site-elevation angle taken 30 . Cost Estimation: 1MW Solar PV power plant cost estimation has done considering the current PV market scenario (Sept-Dec 2013), so after few months the cost may vary according the market. CAD design & layout: I have not uploaded/attached the CAD design. If anybody interested in setting up the plant then only contact at the given e-mail ids to get the design file. Transmission & wheeling losses: Here, in this report, while doing the technical assessment, the distance from nearest substation to the 1MW solar PV power plant taken within 1.5 KM and so the wheeling losses considered as 3% of total power transmission. And in the financial assessment, no wheeling charges have been considered. Design Criteria: While designing & estimating the technical components & solutions, all the required/applicable standard design codes have been considered. Mainly the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) Codes, IS codes from BIS have been considered thoroughly.
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Contents
1) Introduction 2) Project details 3) Location metrological details 4) Determination of optimum tilt angle 5) Solar power plant overview 6) Module selection & sizing 7) Inverter selection & sizing 8) Transformer selection 9) Other protective devices including switch gear details 10) Cable sizing & selection 11) Civil works details 12) Performance analysis & simulation 13) Timeline of the project 14) Operation & maintenance structure of the plant 15) Financial calculation, estimation of NCF, Payback period 16) Guide on selection of various components 17) Conclusion 18) About the Author 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 17 21 22 23 27 28 28
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India is densely populated and has high solar insolation, an ideal combination for using solar power in India. India is already a leader in wind power generation. In the solar energy sector, some large projects have been proposed, and a 35,000 km2 area of the Thar Desert has been set aside for solar power projects, sufficient to generate 700 GW to 2,100 GW. Also India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released the JNNSM Phase 2 Draft Policy, by which the Government aims to install 10GW of Solar Power and of this 10 GW target, 4 GW would fall under the central scheme and the remaining 6 GW under various State specific schemes. The Electricity Act, 2003, paves way for an innovative approach to solve our countrys power problems. It has paved the way for a competitive environment; open access to existing transmission and distribution network to transmit electricity across regions; de-licensing of generation, captive power and dedicated transmission lines; licensing of distribution and supply companies and the restructuring of State Electricity Boards. The Ministry of Power has mandated to promote cogeneration and renewable sources for Power generation under Nodal agencies and hence it will play a major role in mainstreaming renewable energy sector. The advantage or renewable resources includes their capacity to produce energy without producing carbon-based warming and polluting agents into the atmosphere. The financial cost of its applications is not always cheap but if the environmental costs of using fossil are accounted for, renewable energy wins hands-down. There are also indirect savings on health and its costs as there are no harmful emissions. In the above backdrop, YOUR COMPANY NAME has decided to set up a 1/1000 MW/KW Solar Power Plant. This Detailed Project Report (DPR) brings out all technical details and overall costs justifying the selection of the project. The total power generation is envisaged to be 1050KW from Solar Photovoltaic Cell. It is a very important document that is required for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies, fixation of tariff, finalizing Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and also for submission to Financial Institutions for obtaining project funding. The total project cost is expected to be Rs ___ Crores and the average cost of generation is expected to be Rs. 7.5/kWh (ASSUMED). For this project, poly-crystalline technology based 3rd generation Solar PV modules will be used. Along with this, highly efficient, photon-tested string inverters going to be integrated to the system. These technologies are the best in the industry. So, Its clear that our project is not compromising with the quality of the materials and or the components which obviously led this project to success.
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ABC@XYZ.COM abc ABCXYZ Power generation & distribution to State utility grid Project Details Type of installation Estimated array peak power Shading consideration Grid voltage Phase connection
Min 26.4
Min 25.5
5.19 KWh/m /day 100.1 kPA 2.7 m/s Average 28.8 10m
Site Location/Layout
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Solar Irradiation
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23
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Spring/Autumn
56 angle
80 angle
104 angle
On the 21st December, the sun will rise 87 east of due south and set 87 west of due south. On the 21st March/21st September, the sun will rise 91 east of due south and set 91 west of due south. On the 21st June, the sun will rise 95 east of due south and set 95 west of due south.
* Here, 120 angle at AM1.5 has been chosen as fixed south faced model for the project
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1082KWp 206 Series 20KW MPPT based 3 phase string Inverter MPPT & Transformer Less 53 4/1
Quantity 4326
Make
Electrical Specification 20KW, 3Phase &MPPT; Vmax= 800V 1250KVA Integrated with Remote Monitoring system web based
Inverter to Busbar= 46A 3p; busbar/Panel box to transformer= 1600A 3p;
Quantity 53 1 1 53 1 206 1
Make
1000V,20Amps
Rated voltage=12KV; Rated main busbar current(Max)=1250A; SC withstand capacity = 25KA/3s Dynamic capacity= 50KA
NA Vmax= 12KV; Max cont. current=1250A DC Side= 10 mm2 AC Side=LT: 16mm2 & HT: 185mm2
1 1
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250 ohm 2100 ohm 0.29 ohm 0.37 ohm 0.47 ohm
@ 400 W/m2
100.00 35.8V 30.1V 3.55A 3.33A 15.27% -0.44%/0C
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Max. Power Max absolute Input Voltage Start Voltage Nominal MPP voltage range Max Input Current per string Nos. of Independent MPP inputs/strings per MPP inputs
OUTPUT (AC)
Rated Output Power Max. Apparent AC Power Power Threshold Nominal AC Voltage/range AC Power Frequency/ range Max. output current Power factor at rated power Feed-In phases/connection phases
Efficiency
20000W 20000VA 20W 3/N/PE;230/460V 50Hz 3x29A 1 3/3 98.7% Available Available I (as per IEC 62103)
Max. Efficiency
Protection Details
DC Disconnect DC Surge Arrester Protection Class Total harmonic distortion Operating Temperature range Noise Emission Self Consumption Cooling option Protection type Remote Monitoring System User Interference & Communication Electrically Isolated relay output Status Display Inverter to inverter communication Anti-islanding protection Inverter connection details
Total nos. of inverter Nos. of strings per inverter Connection of strings/inverter Inter-inverter connection Inter-Inverter isolator
<1.8% -25-60C <35dB <25W Forced Air-cooled IP65 (as per En 60529) With RS-485/Ethernet Available Available Available Available
53 4 Parallel Parallel into Cu busbar Provided
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Cooling type Rated KVA High Voltage rating Low Voltage Rating Nominal impedance Impedance tolerance Nominal secondary amps Max SC withstand current HV connection LV connection Operating frequency Tap changer
IS-2026 / IEC-60076 Power transformer, core type with oil-immersed ; 650C winding temp rise ONAN(Oil Natural Air Natural) 1250KVA 11000V 460V 4.7% 7.5% 1250A 20KA/3s DELTA Wye 50Hz 5% of full load capacity
Specification
String to inverter= 1000V, 15A; 2 pole (As per IEC-60947) Rated voltage=12KV; Rated main busbar current(Max)=1250A; SC withstand capacity = 25KA/3s Dynamic capacity= 50KA IP55 Inverter to Busbar= 60A 3p; busbar/Panel box to transformer= A 3p;
Quantity
206 1
53 1
170
To earth and isolating poles
195
Across the isolating distances
75 3 320mm
85
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IEC-60811 & IEC-60216 Copper 70 ft 4 mm2 0.18V 0.07% Normal condition Short-circuited condition 900C 2500C 42KA/1sec Stranded XLPE IEC-60228 & IEC-60811 Copper 60 ft 16 mm2 0.46V 0.23% Short-circuited condition 2500C
IEC-60502 Al 25 ft 185mm2 1.37V 1.37V 1.37V 0.57% 11KV(UE), heavy duty 26KA @1s XLPE
Relative power loss reference to Max AC power Voltage grade SC withstand current capacity Insulation
L1 L2 L3
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DC Side
8120 ft 4 mm2
AC Side
3070 ft 16 mm2 +185 mm2 5 KW 0.76%
Total
11180 ft 4 mm2 +16 mm2 +185 mm2 40KW 0.83%
Power loss @ nominal 35 KW operation Relative power loss @ 0.07% nominal operation
Earth Electrode sizing Physical Parameters Material Min depth of earth pit Components grounding Lightning Protection Design criteria Placing Dimension
Heavy duty GI pipes, 32mm dia, 3mt long Galvanized Steel(GS), flat type 600mm Min 75x10mm GS strip As per IEC-62305 On the highest panel of array 40mm dia with 3m height (vertical air termination)
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Live Loads estimation of control room + admin building (as per IS 875:1987)
parameters Roof load Ground floor load Piping load Electrical + HVAC Seismic load details 1750 kg/ m2 Control room 18000kg/m2 Office 5000kg/ m2 50 kg/ m2 26 kg/ m2 Remarks As per IS-456 As per IS-456 IS-456 As per IS-456 As per IS-456 As per IS-456
Roof drainage
Construction details
Interwall Cement : Sand Interwall thickness Parapet walls Cement : Sand thickness Steel work
130 (@1070 W/m2/day) Ground mounted As per design Plain cement concrete (PCC) 1:5:10 9.72 Km/hr SS 304 fasteners
5 acres
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Overall Power plant performance Summery Total no. of PV modules 4326 (250Wp) Total nos. of Inverters 53 (20KW) Max DC input per Inverter 21KW Nominal PV power 1082 KWp Max. PV power output 1027 KWdc Nominal AC power 1060KWac Max operating power @ STC 962KWac Max operating power @Ambient Temp. 1027KWac Plant production 1655 MWh/year Specific production 1526KWh/KWp/year Normalized production 4.2 kWh/KWp/day Array losses 0.87 KWh/Kp/day Overall losses 0.22 KWh/KWp/day Performance ratio 0.80
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Design
Land acquisition
As per design requirement, proper land selection & acquisition processed. Time required 1 month
PPA
Power Purchase Agreement(PPA) with private power purchaser need to be finalized at a feasible rate. Required time is 15 working days
DPR
Preparation of Detailed Project Report including technical feasibility of the project prepared. Time required 6 working days.
finance
Arrangement of finance/fund for the project from nationalized or private financing agency with significant interest rate and equity share will be finalized. Required time for this stage is 1 month.
After finalizing PPA and arrangement of fund for the project, procurement work starts including preparation & finalizing of vendor selection, BOM, BOQ, order placing, follow-ups of delivery to site/warehouse. procurement Estimated time for this step is 1 month.
After the processing of procurement, first civil construction at the site starts for PV mounting structure set-up and control-room, administrative building. Finishing the civil works, PV installation & all electrical construction works including the Grid Evacuation will be processed. construction Estimated time for this whole work is 2 months.
Commissioning of the plant by authorized govt. body or certified 3 rd party will be done followed by Completion of project execution. commission required time for this step is 6 working days.
ing
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Plant manager
operation manager
Maintenance engineer(E&IE)
Accounts executive
Technician1
Technician2
Skilled labour1
skilled labour2
skilled labour1
skilled labour2
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Remarks
41rs/Watt peak 11rs/Watt peak From international vendor From international vendor Considering IEC codes & ISO certified
Assumed because of having no sufficient data Subject to change as per rules 70,900,000 INR
Total expenses over the year for plant O&M and staffing = 2,000,000 This expense is considered for regular maintenance cleaning of PV array, checking the status of inverter, cable-fault checking, emergency maintenance & replacement of components and annual salaries of O&M team of the plant. Loan Interest rate is @12% over 70% of total project cost which shall be completed within next 7 years (the rest 30% as equity shares). Estimated time period Total Loan amount Interest rate EMI Monthly interest total Interest paid 7 years 49,630,000 12% 876,110 285,270 23,962,830 10 years 49,630,000 12% 712,050 298,460 35,815,600
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Net Cash Flow/year Estimation (all amounts are in INR) Initial Investment 70,900,00 Expenses for O&M per year 2,000,000 Total amount paid/year for loan(7 years term 10,513,320 considered) Tolerance factor 2% Total amount to be paid per year 12,763,600 Energy generated per year 1,655MWh PPA rate for next 12 years 7.5rs/KWh REC floor price 12,000rs/MWh (approx.) Gross cash flow through PPA 12,412,500 Gross cash flow through REC trading 19,860,000 Net Cash Flow (NCF) per year 21,759,180
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Inverter
Transformer
Vikram Solar Waaree Energies Sova Power Canadian Solar Trina Solar First Solar Power One SMA Smart Power REFusol Delta Schneider Electric ABB Schneider Electric Ascott transformer Voltech Schneider Electric Megawin Schneider Electric Megawin ABB Draker Havells Finolex cables RR Kabels Anchors ABB Schneider Electric Megawin
Isolator
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Id like to thank you for reading the whole paper. Hope you have got clear view on design & estimation of 1MW utility scale Solar PV Power Plant. Though I have discussed about the technical part as well as the financial part in detail, I might have been forgot to add anything more important. So, you are most welcome to give your valuable feedback & suggestion on this report. At the end, I discussed about some companies for the components. I have chosen these companies because their products are fulfilling my design criteria. It is not that Im representing these companies and their products. About Myself: Im a Solar PV professional currently working with a solar EPC company as Project Engineer. Ive done B.Tech in Electrical Engineering & holding a PG certificate in Advanced Solar Energy from delft Technical University, Netherlands. Personally I provide technical consulting including site survey, technical design, CAD design, preparation of DPR, guide in procurement & Construction.
THANK YOU
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