3Computation for the Design of Solar Panel

Specification of chosen Solar Photovoltaic Array

PR = 540 W ISC = 13.85 A

Eff = 20.94 % VOC = 49.24 V

A. Load Analysis

Item Quantity Power Total Time of Total Surge

per item Power use (h) Energy Power
(Wh) (Wh)
Light 20 10 200 6 1200 260
Bulb
Pump 1 150 150 8 1200 450
UV Filter 1 25 25 8 200 75
PC 3 70 210 8 1680 273
Electric 3 50 150 8 1200 300
Fan
Nebulizer 1 90 90 2 180 117
Total 5660 1475

B. Sizing of Solar PV Panels

Daily Consumption = 5.66 kWh

Sun Peak Hours = 6 hrs

PV Power = (Daily Consumption / Sun Peak Hours) x 1.3

PV Power = (5660 Wh / 6 hrs) x 1.3

PV Power = 1213.33 W

No. of PV Panels = PV Power / PV Panel PR

No. of PV Panels = 1213.33 W / 540 W

No. of PV Panels = 2.25 ~ 4 panels

C. Sizing the Battery Bank

Characteristic of the chosen battery

VR = 12 V D.O.D. = 80 %

Eff = 98 % BattRATING = 300 Ah

Battery Bank Capacity = (Daily Consumption / (D.O.D. x Eff x System Voltage)) x

Days of Autonomy

Battery Bank Capacity = 6.2 kWh / (0.8 x 0.98 x 49.24) x 5ss

Battery Bank Capacity = 803.022 Ah

No. of Strings = Battery Capacity / BattRATING

No. of Strings = 803.022 Ah / 300 Ah

No. of Strings = 2.67 ~ 3

No. of Series = System Voltage / VR

No. of Series = 49.24 V /12 V

No. of Series = 4.10 ~ 5

D. Sizing of Inventer

Minimum Inverter Power = 1.475 kW

Specification of the Chosen Inverter

PRATED = 3 kWh

VRATED = 48 V

IRATED = 55 A

Rated Inverter Power (3kWh) is greater than Minimum Inverter Power (1475 W)

E. Sizing of Solar Charge Controller (SCC)

Specification of SCC

VMAX = 200 V

ICC (Rated) = 100 A

Solar PV Connection (Series & Strings)

No. of Series = VMAX / VOC

No. of Series = 200 V / 49.24 V

No. of Series = 4.06 ~ 4

No. of Strings = No. of PV Panels / No. of Series

No. of Strings = 4 / 4

No. of Strings = 1 (Parallel Connection)

ICC = ISC x No. of Strings x 1.25

ICC = 13.85 A x 1 x 1.25

ICC = 16.56 A (Less than the ICC (Rated) of the SCC)