simulation and evaluation of solar photovoltaic system for a university

The reduction of fuel resources and the increase in the harmful effects of greenhouse gases (ghg), have doubled the importance of exploit renewable energy sources. one of the most affordable of these energies in many parts of the world, including iran, is solar energy. iran is located in a high-irradiance region and possesses excellent potential to harvest solar energy. this paper reports the design and economic analysis of an on-grid solar system at the university of abhar, iran. the proposed system was simulated in pvsyst by inspecting the case study region and calculating the energy losses, output power, power injection into the grid, and output power reduction. it was found that the proposed system had an annual output energy of 411.5 mwh. in addition, the proposed photovoltaic (pv) system could reduce co2 emissions by 193 tons per year.