Abstract

This paper aims toward the first step for green campus approach for Indian School of Mines ( ISM ) campus. Comparative study of the performances for nine different commercialized solar panels made of Maxeon Cell Technology, HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin layer), monocrystalline silicon (Mono C‐Si), polycrystalline silicon (Poly C‐Si), Micromorph, SCHOTT , amorphous silicon (a‐Si), CIGS , CdTe technologies in the environmental condition of ISM are presented in this paper. This system suggests to supply the daytime electricity demand of ISM campus as well as efficient use of the huge roof areas of different buildings to setting up the photovoltaic plant. This system ensures a daily mean reduction of 8 MWh electricity consumption from grid. The outcome of this study is that a superior performance is noted for modules made of amorphous silicon technology under the typical temperature variant and dry environmental condition of ISM campus.

Technical mapping of solar photovoltaic (PV) for Indian School of Mines (ISM) is performed. Electricity consumption trend, electricity bill, rooftop areas available in campus, specifications of different PV technologies are studied. A comparison of PV technologies for ISM is performed and concluded that better performance for a‐Si technology is observed in ISM.