Projeto de uma usina solar no telhado da biblioteca da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, campus Santa Mônica: Capacidade de geração e vantagens

Abstract

Solar energy is increasingly present in the world due to its environmental and economic advantages. With this in mind, this work proposes the feasibility of a solar energy project installed in the library building of the UFU campus Santa Monica. To this end, a theoretical survey was conducted on the photovoltaic energy system and the equipment needed for its implementation. Using the PVSOL PREMIUM 2020 software, the plant was mounted on the roof of the library, optimizing the available area and taking into account issues such as shading on the plates. In total, the projected plant had 254 Yingli 330 W photovoltaic modules, three 30 kW Canadian Solar inverters and one Fronius bidirectional energy meter, generating an average of 366.796 kWh per day. The equipment was chosen due to its cost-benefit, resulting in an investment of R$ 315,266.00, with a payback time of approximately 2.5 years. The project is therefore viable, with a short turnaround time. However, the presence of buildings on the roof of the library causes shading on the plates, a problem that could be avoided if the plant was built on another university building, whose roof has no buildings.