Assignment : Solar Power

You will be provided a set of excel sheets which contain solar generation data in Hambanthota
solar plant in year 2012. Each excel sheet relate to a month in year 2012.

Select the day corresponds to the number given to you and you have to use that day for this
assignment.

1. Describe the plant layout and the other details of the Japanese plant.

2. Calculate the solar declination angle for your day in each month.

3. What is the latitude angle in Hambanthota?

4. Draw the following graphs for your day in each month of year 2012 ( you have to draw
3X 12 graphs)
- Generated power with time
- Tilted Solar Irradiance with time
- Direct Normal Irradiance with time

5. Using above graphs comment on above each day (12 days) weather conditions. What is
the solar iradiance at mid day of each month on the day selected for you. Compare the
Production of power from the plant at mid day for each of the days with the Plant data
given.

6. Calculate average power generated in above 12 days. Assume that average power is
generated throughout the year 2012 and then calculate total solar power generated by
Hambanthota solar plant in year 2012.

7. Calculate the total energy generated by Hambanthota solar plant in year 2012.

8. What are the different types of tracking methods that are available for solar panels?
Describe the difference between them.

9. Assuming the total cost of the installation is 1025 M LKR and assuming that the plant
and equipment last for 20 years neglecting any other annual charges calculate the unit
 cost of electricity produced and compare with the average cost of electricity production in
Sri Lanka.

10. Using the instantaneous power production measured by you and assuming that to be the
peak power production - provided it is close to the peak power capacity of the pant and
assuming average peak sunshine hours to be 5.6 compare the output for the day and with
the average daily output of the plant using given literature.