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Performance Analysis

This document contains calculations for capacity utilization factor (CUF) and performance ratio (PR) of solar power plants. It provides the energy generated, CUF, and solar radiation by month for different years. It also shows the formulas used to calculate CUF as the ratio of actual to maximum possible energy generated based on plant capacity. PR is calculated as the ratio of actual to nominal plant output, where nominal output depends on plant capacity and CUF based on solar radiation data.

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Performance Analysis

This document contains calculations for capacity utilization factor (CUF) and performance ratio (PR) of solar power plants. It provides the energy generated, CUF, and solar radiation by month for different years. It also shows the formulas used to calculate CUF as the ratio of actual to maximum possible energy generated based on plant capacity. PR is calculated as the ratio of actual to nominal plant output, where nominal output depends on plant capacity and CUF based on solar radiation data.

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CAPACITY UTILIZATION FACTOR =

ACTUAL ENERGY GENERA


PLANT CAPACITY * 24 * 3

CTUAL ENERGY GENERATED


* 100
PLANT CAPACITY * 24 * 365
MONTHS
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
TOTAL

ENERGY GENERATED (MWh)


2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015

517.399
520.6

SL NO.
1
2
3

YEAR
TOTAL ENERGY (MWh)
2012-2013
5692.649
2013-2014
7166.332
2014-2015
6759.322

C.U.F. (%)
17.19
16.36
15.43

FOR CASE 2.
(PUT FORMULA)
CUF=

7166.332 * 10^6
5 * 10^6 * 24 * 365

CUF= 16.36%

SOLAR RADIATION
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

7166.332 * 10^6
* 100
* 10^6 * 24 * 365

ON

MONTHS
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER

SOLAR RADIATION
(KWh / m^2 / DAY)
6.73
6.78
8.48
8.24
8.53
7.37
5.62
6.35
6.36
6.31
5.92
6.27

PERFORMANCE RATIO

ERFORMANCE RATIO =

ACTUAL ENERGY GENERATED


*100
NOMINAL PLANT OUTPUT

NOMINAL PLANT OUTPUT (MWh

PLANT OUTPUT (MWh) = PLANT CAPACITY (MW) * 24hrs * 365days * C.U.F.

NOMINAL PLANT OUTPUT (KWh) = EQUIVALENT DAILY SUNSHINE HOURS (KWh / m^2) * AR

EQUIVALENT DAILY SUNSHINE HOURS (KWh / m^2) = SOLAR RADIATION (KWh / m^2 / DAY)

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