Workshop on Solar System Installation

Name-Pramjeet Kumar Chauhan

Registration no-11901819
Section- REE068A17
Course Code-ECE374
 Solar energy
• Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed
using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating,
photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture, molten salt
power plants and artificial photosynthesis.
• It is an essential source of renewable energy, and its technologies are
broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending
on how they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar
power.
• Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic systems,
concentrated solar power, and solar water heating to harness the
energy.
 How much power output does our home need?
• This all depends on two things: how much electricity you use, and how much of your home you want your
solar panels to power.
• If your household has a particularly high energy usage, or you want to solely rely on solar panels to power
your home, we’d recommend getting solar panels with a high output – around 300 watts (per panel) or
more.
• However, if you don’t use much electricity day-to-day, or only want solar panels to subsidies some of your
home’s energy usage, you can choose solar panels with a lower output – around 225 to 275 watts.
• Most homes will install several solar panels, known as a solar panel system. A typical 3-4 bedroom house will
require a 3-4kWp solar panel system, typically composed of 12-16 solar panels.
• The output of a solar panel system can be calculated by multiplying the wattage of each solar panel by the
total number of solar panels. For example, a home in Reading with four 250-watt solar panels would have a 1
kilowatt (kW) solar system (250 x 4).
• Most domestic properties have between a 1kW and 4kW solar panel system, depending on how much
power they need and the size of their roof. The table below shows you how much electricity different sized
solar systems normally generate over a year, as well as how many solar panels they’re typically made up of
solar panel.
Solar panel system Number of solar Annual electricity
Required roof space
size panels output

1kW 4 8 sq. metres 850 kWh

2kW 8 14 sq. metres 1,700 kWh

3kW 12 21 sq. metres 2,550 kWh

4kW 16 28 sq. metres 3,400 kWh

 How much energy does a solar panel produce?
• A 3kW or 4kW solar panel system will produce enough energy for a family-
sized home of 3 to 5 people, while a 1kW or 2kW solar panel system will
be about the right size for a couple or single occupant.
• To give you an idea of just how much electricity solar panels can
generate, the table below shows how many hours you can use a
selection of household appliances for, based on how much electricity
different sized solar panel systems normally produce in a year.
• The average 3.5kW south-facing domestic solar PV system will
produce about 3,000kWh per year (8.21kWh per day). This is enough
to:
 Calculate the consumed in a Day.
• LED Bulbs- 12 and each 10 watt ,8 hours per day.
• Fan – 5 and each 60 watt , 8 hours per day .
• Motor- ½ HP (373) watt, one hour per day.
• Electric Iron- 1000 watt, one hour per day.

• LED- 12*10*8=960wh/day.
• Fan-5*60*8 =2400wh/day.
• Pump motor- 373*1*= 373wh/day.
• Electric Iron- 1000*1*1=1000wh/day.
 Total consumption in a day.
• 906+2400+373+1000 =4733wh/day.

Convert into KWH

• As we know 1 KWH =1000 watt.
• 4733/1000= 4.733KWH/day.
Total consumption in a month.
4.733*30= 141.99KWH/month.
 Energy Consumption in a year.
  Months KWH (Units)
1 March(2020) 120.69
2 April(2020) 135.79
3 May(2020) 141.09
4 June(2020) 150.85
5 July(2020) 185.41
6 August(2020) 169.24
7 September(2020) 161.33
8 October(2020) 142.19
9 November(2020) 110.15
10 December(2020) 106.61
11 January(2021) 96.09
12 February(2021) 97.03
Total consumption in a year.
=1742.91 KWH in a year.
 Q. A customer in (Your native Place) wants to install a ________ (based on your load
calculation ) KW PV roof top solar plant in his house.. The house roof has dimensions
of 57.45m × 9.4m.

Voc Isc Pm Im Vm Efficiency Panel Dimension

42.8 V 12.1 A 305 W 9.12 A 36.12 V 19 % 1.72 m ×1.36 m × 0.42m

A)Number of panels required=4.
B) Intrinsic and Extrinsic Area-
• WE want install 4 solar plant
• 250 watt
• Efficiency = 19%
• Total power = total area*solar irradiance*conversion efficiency
• We know,
• p/4*w/150
• = 600
• Sun level on day = 1000w/msq
• Capacity panel size = total area*1000w/msq.*0,19
• = 3.15msq.
• Now we will multiply
And then the length and breadth will be
• L = 3.8
• B = 2.8
• Area = 3.8*2.8m
• = 10.64 intrinsic area
• Extrinsic area is
• Area = 14.29 *14.29
• = 204.2041mseq.
STRING SIZE
• Minimum size is
• Low end(270) (36.12v)
• 270/36.12
• = 7.47
• Required panel is minimum 8
• Maximum size 600 v(dc)
• 600/42.8 = 14.01
• Max = 15