Design Of A Solar Photovoltaic System

Solar panels take advantage of one of nature’s most powerful yet free resources: the energy produced by the sun. Solar panels, also known as photovoltaic systems, use semiconductor technology to convert energy from sunlight into electricity that can power your household for free. It is aimed at clearing doubts and fear engulfed by residential owners about photovoltaic systems in the country. The off grid photovoltaic system was design based on the electrical energy requirement of the flat. To achieve this, the power rating of common appliances which could be found in the flat were identified and multiplied by their time of operation to understand the energy demand of the house. The photovoltaic system was designed using Polysun application software. The result obtained from simulation shows that, the system will generate enough energy for operation of these appliances including in the night. The cost was compared with the use of fuel generator within the same period. The payback period was found to be approximately 2.72years. This means that the cost of photovoltaic system for the flat is high but after 2.7 years, the installer of the PV system will be using energy virtually free for the remainder of the lifetime of the system. This work is aimed at designing an off grid photovoltaic system designed for a two bedroom flat located in nkpolu-oroworukwo, port-harcourt, Nigeria

TITLE PAGE
APPROVAL PAGE
DEDICATION
ACKNOWELDGEMENT
ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT
1.3 AIM OF THE PROJECT
1.4 PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT
1.6 PROBLEM AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
1.7 METHODOLOGY
1.8 PROJECT ORGANISATION

CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 REVIEW OF THE RELATED STUDY
2.2 ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
2.3 SOLAR ENERGY
2.4 COMPONENTS OF PV SYSTEM AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
2.5 SOLAR PV INSTALLATION BLOCK AND DESCRIPTION

CHAPTER THREE
3.0 METHODOLOGY
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 AREA OF STUDY
3.3 ESTIMATED ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION OF THE HOUSE
3.4 SELECTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE
3.5 SELECTION OF BATTERY
3.6 SELECTION OF INVERTER

CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 ENERGY YIELD AND CONSUMPTION
4.2 COST ESTIMATION OF THE OFF GRID PV SYSTEM
4.3 COST ESTIMATION OF FUEL GENERATOR

CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 CONCLUSION
5.2 REFERENCES
APPENDIX

• Design, Simulation, Construction And Performance Evaluation Of A Solar Oven
• Design And Construction Of A Solar Operated Automatic Street Light Control System
• Design And Construction Of An Office Table Solar-Dc Powered Fan
• Design And Implementation Of A 1600W(40A) Solar Panel
• Design And Construction Of A Solar Table Fan
• Study On Dust Effect On The Performance Of Solar Pv Panel And Design Of A Solar Pv Panel Cleaner
• Solar Principles And Design Of Solar Panel

• Electrical Electronics Engineering Project Topics and Materials