SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL DESIGN

Calculate Your AC Electrical Loads

  AC Load Sizing Worksheet
Appliance No. of Units Watts Hrs/Wk Wh/Wk
TV 1 80 8 640
Home Theather 1 380 3 1140
Refrigerator 1 136 24 3264
Computer 1 225 5 1125
Electric Fan 2 80 12 1920
Lights 15 25 12 4500
Flat Iron 1 1000 3 3000
Washing Machine 1 280 4 1120
TOTAL 2206 71 16709

AC Power Demand, Pd: 20,050.80 Wh/wk

20.05 Kw-h/wk
Inverter Input Voltage, Vi: 12.00 Volts
Inverter Ampere Rating, Ai: 1,670.90 Amp.-hr./wk

Calculate Your DC Electrical Loads

  DC Load Sizing Worksheet
Appliance No. of Units Watts Hrs/Wk Wh/Wk
Lights 20 30 0
Stereo 110 5 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL 130 35 0

DC System Voltage, Vdc: 12 Volts

DC System Ampere, Adc: - Amp-h/wk
Total Current Reqd., At: 1,670.90 Amp-h/wk
Total System Current Reqd., As: 238.70 Amp-hr/day
 SOLAR PANEL (MODULE) ARRAY SIZING

System Current Requirement, As: 238.70 Amp-hr./day

Battery Losses factor, fb: 1.20
Ave. Solar Insolation: in spec.Country location/area 5.10 Sun hours/day
Total Array Amperes Needed 56.16 Amperes
Peak Amperes produced by your solar module 6.25 Amperes
Specs. Wattage Voltage
SQ150 150 24.00

Shell Solar Panels

Price
GO SOLAR CO
Part Number
SHELL SQ SERIES Specs
SQ160 - 160 Watts 24Vdc-
SQ160 Multi Contact Harness $912.00
SQ150 - 150 Watts 24Vdc-
SQ150 Multi Contact Harness $880.00
SQ80 - 80 Watt 12 Volt Solar
SQ80 Panel $468.00
SQ75 - 75 Watt 12 Volt Solar
SQ75 Panel $449.00

GO SOLAR CO SHELL ST SERIES

Part Number

ST5 ST5 5W 12V $56.00

ST10 ST10 10W 12V $113.00
ST20 ST 20 20W 12V $194.00
ST40 ST40 40W 12V $269.00

Number of Array Modules Needed: 9.00 Solar Panels wired in parallel

DC Battery # of modules in each

Voltage series string
12 1 1
24 2 0
48 4 0

Total No. of Solar Panel Modules Reqt.: 9 Units

 BATTERY BANK CAPACITY

Battery Bank Retention Period, D: 5 Days

System Current Requirement, As: 238.70 Amp-hr/day
Battery Storage Capacity, Ah: 1,193.50 Amp-hr
Voltage Capacity, V: 12.00 Volts
Discharge Limit of Batteries: 0.2 - 0.8 0.5
Battery Multiplier: f: 1

Tempera Tempera
ture F ture C Multiplier
80 F 26.7 C 1
70 F 21.2 C 1.04
60 F 15.6 C 1.11
50 F 10.0 C 1.19
40 F 4.4 C 1.3
30 F -1.1 C 1.4
20 F - 6.7 C 1.59

TOTAL AMPERE RATING OF BATTERIES: Ah 2,387.00 Amp-hr.

Choose Battery Capacities:

40,60,80,112,120, 136,140,160,176,183,200,212,245,2
344,350,370,390,400,410,420,546,683,820,1104,1350

Use: Battery Capacity 420 Ah

Number of Cells 5.68 Units

Say: 6.00 Units Batteries connected in parallel

Numbers of Cells 1.00 Batteries Connected in series

Total Numbers of Batteries Needed 6 Units

12,245,258 Ah
04,1350 Ah
 SOLAR CHARGE CONTROL SIZING

Peak Amperes produced by your Solar Module: 6.25 Amperes

Total No. of Solar Panel Modules Reqt.: 9 Units

Ampere Rating of Charge Controller Needed: 56.25 Amperes

USE: Charge Controller > 56.00 Amperes

GO SOLAR
CO XANTREX

Part Number SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLERS

12 Amp 12 VDC, multi stage, PWM 
solar charge controller AND DC load 
controller, with status LED, LVD, 
electronic overcurrent protection and 
C12 adjustable setpoints. $103.00 
40 Amp 12, 24 or 48 VDC field 
selectable, multi stage, PWM solar 
charge controller with status LED, 
C40 electronic overcurrent protection $150.00 
60 Amp 12 or 24 VDC field 
selectable, multi stage, PWM solar 
charge controller with status LED, 
C60 electronic overcurrent protection $187.00 
 SOLAR INVERTER SIZING

AC Power Demand, Pd: 2,864.40 Watts

Maximum Surge Power, Ps: 2,200.00 Watts

Total Inverter Power Requirement, Pi 6,077.28 Watts

GO SOLAR CO XANTREX
Part Number SINEWAVE INVERTERS
SW2512, 2500va-12vdc Input 
SW2512 130 Amp charger $1,951.83 
SW2524 2500va- 24vdc Input 
SW2524  70 Amp charger $2,032.87 
SW2548 2500va- 48vdc Input 
SW2548 40 Amp charger $2,032.87 
SW4024, 4000va-24vdc Input, 
SW4024 120 Amp charger $3,090.42 
SW4048, 4000va-48vdc Input, 
SW4048 60 Amp charger $3,090.42 
SW5548, 5500va-48vdc Input, 
SW5548 120vac 60hz Out $3,532.54 

GO SOLAR CO XANTREX
TS "Tiger" SERIES
Part Number INVERTERS
TS512SB, 500va-12vdc Input, 
120vac 60hz Out
with Charger and Transfer 
TS512SB Relay $441.78 
TS524SB, 500va-24vdc Input, 
120vac 60hz Out
with Charger and Transfer 
TS524SB Relay $441.78 
TS812SB, 800va-12vdc Input, 
120 vac 60 hz Out
with Charger and Transfer 
TS812SB Relay $531.03 

XANTREX "DR SERIES"

GO SOLAR CO
Part Number XANTREX "DR SERIES"
DR 1512, 1500va-12vdc Input, 
DR1512 120vac 60hz Out $918.38 
DR1524, 1500va-24vdc Input, 
DR1524 120vac 60hz Out $873.75 
DR2412, 2400va-12vdc Input, 
DR2412 120vac 60hz Out $1,245.03 
DR2424, 2400 -24vdc Input, 
DR2424 120vac 60hz Out $1,245.03 
DR3624, 3600va-24vdc Input, 
DR3624 120vac 60hz Out $1,423.53 
 SOLAR WIRE SIZING

Wire Sizing Chart 12 Volt System

Maximum one-way distance ( feet ) for 2% voltage loss
in 12 volt systems. Wire Size (AWG)
Do not exceed the 2% drop for wire between PV modules and batteries.

Amps 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
1 45 70 115 180 290 456 720
2 22.5 35 57.5 90 145 228 360
4 10 17.5 27.5 45 72.5 114 180
6 7.5 12 17.5 30 47.5 75 120
8 5.5 8.5 11.5 22.5 35.5 57 90
10 4.5 7 11.5 18 28.5 45.5 72.5
15 3 4.5 7 12 19 30 48
20 2 3.5 5.5 9 14.5 22.5 36
25 1.8 2.8 4.5 7 11.5 18 29
30 1.5 2.4 3.5 6 9.5 15 24
40 - - 2.8 4.5 7 11.5 18
50 - - 2.3 3.6 5.5 9 14.5
100 - - - - 2.9 4.6 7.2
150 - - - - - - 4.8
200 - - - - - - 3.6

Wire Sizing Chart 12 Volt System

Maximum one-way distance ( feet ) for 5% voltage loss
in 12 volt systems. Wire Size (AWG)
A 5% loss is acceptable between batteries and lighting circuits in most cases.

Amps 14 12 10 7 6 4 2
1 106 169 269 427 679 1080 1717
2 53 85 134 214 340 540 859
4 27 42 67 107 170 270 429
6 18 28 45 71 113 180 286
8 13 21 34 53 85 135 215
10 11 17 27 43 68 108 172
15 7 11 18 28 45 72 114
20 - 8 13 21 34 54 86
25 - - 11 17 27 43 69
 30 - - 9 14 23 36 57
35 - - - 12 19 31 49
40 - - - - 17 27 43
45 - - - - 15 24 38
50 - - - - 14 22 34

Wire Sizing Chart 24 Volt System

Maximum one-way distance ( feet ) for 5% voltage loss
in 24 volt systems. Wire Size (AWG)
A 5% loss is acceptable between batteries and lighting circuits in most cases.

Amps 14 12 10 7 6 4 2
1 213 338 537 854 1359 2160 3434
2 106 169 269 427 679 1080 1717
4 53 85 134 214 340 540 859
6 35 56 90 142 226 360 572
8 27 42 67 107 170 270 429
10 21 34 54 85 136 216 343
15 14 23 36 57 91 144 229
20 - 17 27 43 68 108 172
25 - - 21 34 54 86 137
30 - - 18 28 45 72 114
35 - - - 24 39 62 98
40 - - - - 34 54 86
45 - - - - 30 48 76
50 - - - - 27 43 69

Maximum Ampacity for

Copper and Aluminum
Wire
Wire Aluminu
Size Copper m
14 25 .
12 30 25
10 40 35
8 55 45
6 75 60
4 95 75
 2 130 100
1 150 115
Jan-00 170 135
Feb-00 265 150
Apr-00 360 205
NEC allows rounding up cable ampacity to next standard fuse or breaker.
 m
age loss

es and batteries.

1/0 2/0 4/0

. . .
580 720 1060
290 360 580
193 243 380
145 180 290
115 145 230
76.5 96 150
57.5 72.5 116
46 58 92
38.5 48.5 77
29 36 56
23 29 46
11.5 14.5 23
7.7 9.7 15
5.8 7.3 11

ystem
% voltage loss
WG)
g circuits in most cases.

1 1/0 2/0 4/0

2166 2730 3444 5475
1083 1365 1722 2738
542 682 861 1369
361 455 574 913
271 341 430 684
217 273 344 548
144 182 230 365
108 136 172 274
87 109 138 219
 72 91 115 183
62 78 98 156
54 68 86 137
48 61 77 122
43 55 69 110

ystem
% voltage loss
WG)
g circuits in most cases.

1 1/0 2/0 4/0

4332 5460 6887 10951
2166 2730 3444 5475
1083 1365 1722 2738
722 910 1148 1825
542 682 861 1369
433 546 689 1095
289 364 459 730
217 273 344 548
173 218 275 438
144 182 230 365
124 156 197 313
108 136 172 274
96 121 153 243
87 109 138 219