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Sizing The Battery Bank

The document provides steps for sizing a battery bank for an off-grid solar system. It outlines factors to consider like inverter efficiency, desired battery life without recharging, operating temperature and voltage, acceptable depth of discharge, and desired voltage. It then shows an example calculation for a 5.78 kWh daily load over 3 days of autonomy with a 90% inverter and 75% depth of discharge, resulting in a recommended 606 Ah battery bank.

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Sizing The Battery Bank

The document provides steps for sizing a battery bank for an off-grid solar system. It outlines factors to consider like inverter efficiency, desired battery life without recharging, operating temperature and voltage, acceptable depth of discharge, and desired voltage. It then shows an example calculation for a 5.78 kWh daily load over 3 days of autonomy with a 90% inverter and 75% depth of discharge, resulting in a recommended 606 Ah battery bank.

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Sizing the Battery Bank All of the following dictate the battery bank capacity youre looking for:

The efficiency of the inverter The number of days you expect the battery bank to last without recharging The batteries operating temperature and voltage How much of the battery bank your client is willing to use The voltage at which you want the battery to operate

1. Determine the average daily AC watt-hours (or kilowatt-hours) consumption level. 5.78 kWh 2. Divide the watt-hours value from Step 1 by the estimated inverter efficiency. 5.78 kWh 0.9 = 6.42 kWh 3. Add any energy consumption from DC loads to the watt-hours value in Step 2. i f the client has three 20 W DC lights that she runs for two hours each day, the total DC energy consumption is 3 lights 20 W 2 hours = 120 Wh, or 0.12 kWh. The total energy consumption is therefore 6.42 kWh + 0.12 kWh = 6.54 kWh. 4. Multiply the energy value from Step 3 by the desired days of autonomy. 6.54 kWh 3 days = 19.62 kWh 5. Divide the value calculated in Step 4 by the temperature compensation value provided by the battery manufacturer 19.62 kWh 0.9 = 21.8 kWh. 6. Divide the value from Step 5 by the allowable depth of discharge. 21.8 kWh 0.75 = 29.1 kWh. 7. Divide the value from Step 6 by your desired nominal voltage for the battery bank. 29.1 kWh 48 V = 0.606 kAh, or 606 Ah.

Wire sizing will depend on the load currents and the distances of the loads from the source.

PV module considered MBPV 125 Battery considered LMS400 Depth of discharge 0.8 Days of autonomy 2 Array output efficiency 85% nverter efficiency 90% Battery efficiency 85% Battery Design Battery output required 300Ah, 48 V At 80% depth of discharge, capacity required 375Ah Capacity required with 2 days autonomy 720Ah at 48V Selected battery Exide LMS750, 2V, 750Ah Number of batteries in series 24 nos. Number of batteries in parallel 1 no. Total number of batteries = 24 x 1 = 24 nos. PV Array Design PV array output required 16.5 kWh, 48V Array output considering losses of 15% - 19.4 kWh Considering solar insolation of 4.98 hours array capacity 3.89 kWp Module selection MBPV125 (130Wp, 28.5Vmp, 4.5 Imp) Number of modules is series = 48/28.5 = 2 Number of modules in parallel = 70/4.5 = 16 Inverter Capacity Inverter capacity required 2 kVA, 1 phase, 48V/230V Charge Controller Rating for charge controller 70 Amps, 48 V. Overall System Design

Designing Stand alone Solar PV Power Plant Case study 1

3.5.1. Case Description A small village in a remote area has been facing a lot of problems because of the frequent load shedding. The villagers are well educated and are interested in having a 2kW standalone solar photovoltaic power plant to cater to their daily most critical domestic electricity needs for 5 hours a day. Typical System Design Assumptions in System Design Solar PV system is considered. Latitude considered for site (Amravati city) 21.0N Longitude considered for site (Amravati city) 77.8E Daily solar insolation at 25 slope 5.54 kWh/m2/day PV module considered MBPV 125 Battery considered LMS650 Depth of discharge 0.8 Days of autonomy 2 Array output efficiency 85%

Inverter efficiency 90% Charge controller efficiency 95% Battery efficiency 85% Battery Design Battery output required 250Ah, 48 V At 80% depth of discharge, capacity required 315Ah Capacity required with 2 days autonomy 630Ah at 48V Selected battery Exide LMS650, 2V, 650Ah Number of batteries in series 24 nos. Number of batteries in parallel 1 no. Total number of batteries = 24 x 1 = 24 nos. PV Array Design PV array output required 13.78 kWh, 48V Array output considering losses of 15% - 16.21 kWh Considering solar insolation of 5.54 hours array capacity 3.00 kWp Module selection MBPV125 (130Wp, 28.5Vmp, 4.5 Imp) Number of modules is series = 48/28.5 = 2 Number of modules in parallel = 60/4.5 = 14 Total number of modules = 14 x 2 =28 nos. Inverter Capacity Inverter capacity required 2 kVA, 1 phase, 48V/230V Charge Controller Rating for charge controller 60 Amps, 48 V

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