Methodology for Photovoltaic Plant Modeling with RETScreen Software Application

Abstract

In today's world, the search for new energy generation alternatives is increasing, and being far from large metropolitan centers is an aggravating factor for the socioeconomic development of municipalities. In addition to the difficulty and high costs of keeping a city in proper working order, the quality of service provided by electricity concessionaires has low efficiency and high consumption of fossil fuels. This work aims to present an alternative developed using RETScreen Software, through the design of a photovoltaic plant, to meet the energy demands of municipalities in the state of Amazonas. Through research, we sought to understand and present the particularities of each proposed chapter and, through computer simulation, develop a renewable source plant to supply the demand of the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira-AM. Two possibilities of application of the result were analyzed, where the fulfillment of the demand was carried out in a total and partial way, obtaining satisfactory results such as the reduction of 50% of fossil fuel consumption, reduction of 25% to 50% of polluting gas emissions, and presenting the potential that photovoltaic energy generation has for the Amazon region.