Solar photovoltaic system with self-consumption in villa

Abstract

Grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) installations equipped with net metering devices become significant interests among villa owners in urban areas. Such devices can help to make sure of exporting excess power to the grid as well as to favor the self-consumption ratio. The self-consumption means that the owners directly utilize PV power production. This paper is aimed at simulating the energy and economic performances of a 3.24 kWp grid-tied PV system applied in the villa. The case study is a private villa located at Tibubeneng, Bali Province, Indonesia. The Sunny Design Web simulation tool is used for the PV system assessment. The simulation results reveal that the energy yield of the PV system is 4, 653 kWh/year, out of which 300 kWh/year is feeding to the grid. The self-consumption and self-sufficiency ratios are 93.5 percent and 35.6 percent, respectively. The PV system also delivers a performance ratio of 81.4 percent, the specific energy yield of 1, 436 kWh/kWp, and the payback period of 9.3 years.