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Solar photovoltaic is becoming a major power generation means increasingly affordable and proving to be as reliable as the utilities. In fact, in recent years it has become a several billion dollar global sunrise industry growing well over 30% every year. In India, the rooftop-grid-connected solar PV systems are being subsidized to bridge the gap in demand and supply of power. At SOA University, Bhubaneswar, 11.2 kWp rooftop-grid-connected solar PV system has been installed and operated for over 3 years. This paper presents an outline of the setup, operational experiences, and limitations and highlights the measures to combat the limitations. It is concluded that seasonal adjustment of rooftop modular arrays will affect space conditioning in the building and significantly enhance the yield.
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The authors would like the thank Prof. (Dr.) N. D. Kaushika, Ex-Professor IIT Delhi and presently visiting SOA Deemed to be University, for giving his precious time and valuable ideas for completion of this study.
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Jena, B., Sharma, R. (2020). Field Investigation on the Orientation of 11.2 kWp Rooftop-Based PV System for Hot-Humid Location of India. In: Zhang, G., Kaushika, N., Kaushik, S., Tomar, R. (eds) Advances in Energy and Built Environment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 36. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7557-6_7
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