DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF GRID – CONNECTED PV RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM FOR IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY OKADA CROWN ESTATE OKADA

ABSTRACT

Renewable energy has given institutions and individuals the opportunity to generate and manage their own energy consumption without much interference from power utility

companies. This dissertation focused on design and analysis of Grid – connected PV Renewable

Solar energy system for Igbinedion Crown estate Okada. Nigeria Solar Market study was

carried out to know the available grid PV components in Nigeria, their qualities, suitability,

capacities, and environmental adaptability. Several Capacities of bifacial and mono – facial

systems were designed and analyzed using PVsyst simulation software with the solar data about

Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO) obtained from meteonorm 7.1. The final result revealed

via the Performance ratios and the generated energy from each design that Igbinedion

University Okada Crown estate has vast potential in generating its own energy via solar system.

Finally, bifacial system with trackers proved to be the best system for the institution in

comparison with fixed bifacial system, mono – facial system with trackers and fixed mono –

facial system.