Evaluation of the Power Generation Potential for the Installation of Photovoltaic Systems on the Roofs of the Campuses of the Federal Institute of Goiás

Abstract

This work proposes to evaluate the electric power generation capacity that can be produced with the installation of photovoltaic systems on the roofs of the Campus of the Federal Institute of Goiás - IFG. The research is divided into two procedures: I) simulation of four panel mounting configurations and; II) evaluation of the electric power generation capacity of the campuses to supply the consumption and inject the surplus in the network of the concessionaire. Photovoltaic systems are dimensioned according to the useful roof area defined by the shadowing studies. The results of the simulations show that the configurations n° 01 and n° 02 are technically more advantageous having as reference criteria of use of the available area, maintenance, economy and safety. The results indicate that, with the exception of one campus, the other evaluated fields have the capacity to generate photovoltaic solar energy in sufficient quantity to meet the own consumption and also to deliver the surplus to the network of the concessionaire, also making it possible to propose compensation among consumer units.