Solar Photovoltaic Installation in Lys School

Abstract

Nowadays, renewable energies are widely spread around the world. The urge to find alternatives to the conventional ways of creating energy is more than obvious. In particular, Spain is one of the most appropriate countries in Europe for solar energy on account of the solar irradiation that receives. Facilities such as schools, commercial business, industries, offices, etc. that consume energy during the daylight are the perfect target for using solar energy. This is exactly the aim of this project: the design of a photovoltaic installation in a school. The school is “Escola Lys”, near the centre of Barcelona, a small and familiar school that tries implement different activities that respect the environment. This is why a commission for environmental projects was created, it includes different sections to carry out projects, from solutions for waste and recycling to energy measures. The intention is to obtain energy from a clean source following the aim of the school to become a “Green School”. To implement this measure, it is needed to obtain information of the electrical needs, the available space for placing the panels and the measures of the near buildings. Thanks to the administration of the school it was possible to obtain enough information to do the bases of a future project. This thesis is thought to be studied an improved for another student in the near future and turn the project into reality. In the first place, a study of the parameters of the school has been done: analysing the electrical needs, and therefore the peak capacity that should be installed. After this, two possible location for the panels were presented, the PV array will be conditioned by the emplacement and therefore it will be studied a particular installation for each case. Finally, a simulation for both options has been carried out with PVsyst. This software allows to calculate the energy that would be generated taking into account the losses that the installation will suffer, among many other things. The results of these simulations will determine the best emplacement for the PV generator. Also, the project has been complemented with an economic study and the evaluation of the environmental impact