DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF 1KVA SOLAR POWER SYSTEM
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This study concentrated on the design and installation of 1.1KVA solar power system at HOD's office. The methodology adopted for the study include design, load analysis, cost analysis, testing of components on individual basis, installation of solar system and testing the workability of the system. However the component that were tested include panels, charge controller, inverter and battery. The installation procedure adopted for the study initiated from mounting of the solar panels, installation of the solar panels, universal electrical connection, connecting the system to solar inverter, connecting solar inverter with solar battery, connecting solar inverter to the grid and finally starting the solar inverter. The major result obtain from the installation of 1.1KVA solar power system yield a positive outcome, where the inverter was realized at the constant value of 220V and the panel voltage was realized at 20.5V, to which was observed as a result of using the parallel connection design. The major recommendation made on the study was that the testing of output voltage of a solar panel should be done critically before connecting the rest of the solar component to avoid damaging the system, as encounter on the charge controller in the study do to higher voltage as a result of connecting solar panels in series.
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