FEASIBILITY STUDY OF A GRID CONNECTED SOLAR PV SYSTEM FOR A RESIDENTIAL LOAD IN JABALPUR

This paper focuses on the optimal designing of grid connected solar photovoltaic power system for a residential building of Jabalpur city, Madhya Pradesh, India (latitude and longitude of 23 10’N and 79 54’E respectively). Madhya Pradesh state is very rich potential of renewable energy sources, especially in solar energy (about 300 solar days), for installation of grid connected photovoltaic system. The research paper uses the software Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable (HOMER) to design and a nalyze a domestic power system which includes a grid connected solar photovoltaic (PV) based power system with battery storage to supply a residential load. For optimal system design the analyses have been carried out in two modes ? grid connected as well as stand - alone. The simulation results of these two modes have been studied on the basis of cost of energy, payback period, environmental emissions etc. And compared with the grid - only (base) mode. Performance of each component (i.e. Battery, inverter, rec tifier etc.) of the model is evaluated and finally sensitivity analysis is performed to optimize the system out of different conditions