Table 2 PV specifications of the studied site details and the carport canopy features.

From: Evaluation of solar photovoltaic carport canopy with electric vehicle charging potential

Item

Value

PV system size (Kw)

50

PV system lifetime (years)

20

CO2 emissions in manufacturing of PV (kg CO2 equiv/kWp)

800

Operating temperature (C)

− 40 to + 85

DC System Size1 (kW)

5588

Fixed Array Tilt ()

20

Canopy area (m2)

525.6

Nominal Capacity of battery (Ah)

189

Battery voltage (V)

12

CO2 emissions in manufacturing of battery (kg CO2 equiv/kWp)

55

Inverter efficiency (%)

98

Inverter Continuous power (VA)

900

Array Azimuth ()

180

System Losses (%)

142

Number of PV panels

286

  1. 1As computed by PVWatts after specifying the area.
  2. 2System losses are calculated by taking into account numerous factors such as soil erosion, rainstorms, light-induced damage, cabling, shade, mismatch, aging, accessibility, dust, and so on.