DESIGN OF ROOF TOP SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM FOR RIT CAMPUS

Abstract

Application of solar photovoltaic (PV) system has increased on a large scale & is becoming interesting to researchers, investors and policymakers. Main objective of this study is to present Design of roof-top solar panel system of 300 KW for RIT campus. For this project fixed mounted PV panels are used. At present institute is using utility power and diesel generator to backup power. In this paper, net metering system is studied for design the capacity of solar panel system. Shadow analysis is performed to utilize maximum available solar energy, fixing location of building roof and spacing between the two rows of solar panel for installing rooftop solar panel system. Orientation of building is considered to fix the horizontal angle of solar panel with roof. Also the study of electricity requirement of institute and generation of proposed electricity through solar power of capacity 300 KW in terms of Kwh per year is done in this paper. It is found by project feasibility analysis that RIT campus will save up to 40 % electricity cost per year.