Site Creation
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1. Site Components
2. Site Examples
Index
3. Common errors
4. Tips
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SITE COMPONENTS
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Open Google Earth -
Add a folder and name it
Now, you can add the following components
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Name Limits Definition
AA Up to 9 Available Areas to install PV Plant
AA
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Name Limits Definition
AA Up to 9 Available Areas to install PV Plant
AC 1 for each AA Road access to polygon
(place it inside the polygon)
AA
AC
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Name Limits Definition
AA Up to 9 Available Areas to install PV Plant
AC 1 for each AA Road access to polygon
(place it inside the polygon)
ACb 1 for each AA Secondary road access ACb
(place it inside the polygon)
AA
AC
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Name Limits Definition
AA Up to 9 Available Areas to install PV Plant
AC 1 for each AA Road access to polygon
(place it inside the polygon)
ACb 1 for each AA Secondary road access ACb
(place it inside the polygon)
ST 1 Substation Area
AA
AC
ST
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Name Limits Definition
AA Up to 9 Available Areas to install PV Plant
AC 1 for each AA Road access to polygon
(place it inside the polygon)
ACb 1 for each AA Secondary road access
(place it inside the polygon) ACb
ST 1 Substation Area
Medium Voltage Switchgears
MV 1
(place it inside the substation)
AA
AC
ST
MV
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Name Limits Definition
AA Up to 9 Available Areas to install PV Plant
AC 1 for each AA Road access to polygon
(place it inside the polygon)
ACb 1 for each AA Secondary road access ACb
(place it inside the polygon)
ST 1 Substation Area
Medium Voltage Switchgears
MV 1
(place it inside the substation)
MV 1 for each AA MV cables leave Polygon from this point
to Substation
AA
(place it inside)
MV
AC
ST
MV
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Name Limits Definition
AA Up to 9 Available Areas to install PV Plant
AC 1 for each AA Road access to polygon
(place it inside the polygon)
ACb 1 for each AA Secondary road access ACb
(place it inside the polygon)
ST 1 Substation Area
Medium Voltage Switchgears RA
MV 1
(place it inside the substation)
MV 1 for each AA MV cables leave Polygon from this point
to Substation
AA
(place it inside)
RA Up to 50 Restricted Area to install modules
MV
NOTE: Restricted areas number is NOT linked to Available Areas.
AC
ST
MV
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SITE EXAMPLES
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Name Components
AA
AC
Simple Design
ST
MV
M
Definition
Simple site with Substation outside the area
AC is the road access
MV is the Medium Voltage cables delivery point
AA
Medium Voltage cables
MV
ST
AC
MV
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Name Components
AA
AC
Simple Design
ST
MV
Definition
Simple site with Substation outside the area
AC is both road access and Medium Voltage cables delivery point
AA
ST
AC
MV
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Medium Voltage cables
Name Components
AA
AC
Simple Design
ST
MV
Definition
Simple site with Substation inside & outside the area
AA
ST
MV
NOTE: MV-Switchgears placemark MV is inside the substation but not AC
inside the available area. The Medium Voltage cables delivery point will
leave from AC to MV.
Medium Voltage cables
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Name Components
AA
AC
Simple Design
ST
MV
Definition
Simple site with Substation inside & outside the area
AA
ST
MV
Medium Voltage cables
AC
NOTE: MV placemark is inside the substation and inside the available area.
The Medium Voltage cables delivery point is MV.
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Name Components
AA
AC
Simple Design
ST
MV
Definition
Simple site with Substation inside the area
AA
ST
MV
Medium Voltage cables
AC
NOTE: The Medium Voltage cables delivery point is the placemark MV.
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Name Components
AA & AA
AC & AC
Complex Design
ST
MV
RA, RA & RA
Definition
Complex site with Substation outside the area RA
Medium Voltage Delivery Points are AC & AC
AA
RA
RA
ST
AA
AC
MV
AC
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Medium Voltage cables
Name Components
AA & AA
AC & AC
Complex Design
ST
MV
MV & MV medium voltage delivery points
RA, RA & RA
Definition RA
Complex site with Substation outside the area
Medium Voltage Delivery Points are NOT AC & AC
AA
RA
RA Medium Voltage cables
MV
MV
ST
AA
AC
Medium
Voltage cables MV
AC
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Name Components
AA & AA
The most AC & AC & ACb
Complex Design ST
MV ACb
MV & MV medium voltage delivery points
RA, RA & RA
Definition RA
Complex site with Substation outside the area
Medium Voltage Delivery Points are NOT AC & AC
AA
RA
RA Medium Voltage cables
MV
MV
ST
AA
AC
Medium
Voltage cables MV
AC
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COMMON
ERRORS
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Errors
Using paths instead of polygons
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Errors
Using paths instead of polygons
area AA
ST-Substation ST
Wrong names
Access AC
Medium voltage MV
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Errors
AA AA
MV
Placemarks outside areas
MV
AC
AC
ST ST
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Errors
AA AA
MV
Placemarks outside areas
MV
AC
AC
ST ST
Overlapping restricted areas,
polygons or a restricted area with
the substation
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KML TIPS
Filling optimization
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How to optimize the whole available space
of your PV power plant WHEN:
Irregular Perimeters Obstacles Prohibited Areas
Irregular perimeters
Differences between using
Restricted Areas or Multiple Areas
for the same layout
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Areas can be defined using:
One Available Area Multiples
+ Restricted Areas Available Areas
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Same components for both designs
Module: 330 Wp – 1500 V
Inverter: 3000 kW – 1500 V
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Layout
One Available Area Multiples
+ Restricted Areas Available Areas
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Power
69 MW 66 MW
82 MWp 78 MWp
34 4 % less power
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WHY?
Solutions
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At the botton-right corner
One power station + Only one power
2 other ones shared station fits in this area
Restricted areas allow to share the DC cabling which belong to
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the same power station between available zones
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Solution
One Available Area + Restricted Multiples Available Areas
Areas Inverter: 2000 kW
Inverter: 2000 kW 70 MW & 83 MWp
70 MW & 83 MWp
Choosing a lower power inverter is a good solution to
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optimize the peak power of the plant
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Advantages
One Available Area + Restricted Multiples Available Areas
Areas
Flexibility to choose large power inverters Flexibility to choose the road accesses
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