The purpose of this research is to evaluate the cost effectiveness of installing a PV system to a mosque in Malaysia. Sultan Ismail Mosque in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) was selected as a case study. Grid-tied PV system is planned to be used to generate electricity and will be installed on the roof of the mosque. The framework for grid-tied PV system consists of six steps, i.e. (1) Initial estimation of system size, (2) Deciding on the initial number of modules needed, (3) Checking the module voltage, (4) Inverter selection, (5) Checking voltage limits and module configuration, and (6) Array configurations. There are some calculations in order to estimate essential data such as amount of global solar radiation, area of the mosque roof, and few others. This technique is able to reduce electricity bill and save energy up to 47% with a payback period of 13 years.
Rashid, Ezan Ezuani, Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi, and Zainuddin Abdul Manan. “Evaluation of photovoltaic system installation for a mosque in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.” PERINTIS eJournal 1, no. 1, Special Issue on Science for Sustainability (2011): 61-69.
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