Complete Solar Panel Installation Design
Complete Solar Panel Installation Design
Complete Solar Panel Installation Design
Below is a Complete Note on Solar Panel design installation, calculation about No of solar
panels, batteries rating / backup time, inverter/UPS rating, load and required power in Watts.
with Circuit, wiring diagrams and solved examples.
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Before we start , its recommended to read the article about proper selection & different types of
solar panels and photovoltaic panel for home & commercial use as well.
Solution:
Inverter / UPS rating should be greater than 25% of the total load (for the future load as well as
taking losses in consideration)
This is the rating of the UPS (Inverter) i.e. We need 1000W UPS / Inverter for solar panel
installation according to our need (based on calculations)
Required No of Batteries
Now for One Battery (i.e. the Backup time of one battery)
Therefore, 3/1.5 = 2 → i.e. we will have to connect two (2) batteries each of 100Ah, 12V.
If the number of batteries are given, and you want to know the Backup Time for these given
batteries, then use this formula to calculate the backup hours of batteries.
In the first scenario, we will use 12V inverter system, therefore, we will have to connect two (2)
batteries (each of 12V, 100 Ah) in Parallel. But a question raised below:
Because this is a 12V inverter System, so if we connect these batteries in series instead of
parallel, then the rating of batteries become V1 + V2 = 12V + 12V = 24V while the current rating
would be same i.e.100Ah.
Good to Know: In Series Circuits, Current is same in each wire or section while voltage is different i.e.
Voltage are additive e.g. V1+V2+V3….Vn.
That’s why we will connect the batteries in parallel, because the Voltage of batteries (12 V)
remains same, while its Ah (Ampere Hour) rating will be increased. i.e. the system would
become = 12V and 100Ah +100Ah = 200Ah.
Good to Know: In parallel Connection, Voltage will be same in each wire or section, while current will be
different i.e current is additive e.g. I1+I2+I3…+In
For example, for a single 12V, 100Ah battery, The charging time would be:
due to some losses, (it has been noted that 40% of losses occurred during the battery charging),
this way, we take 10-12 A charging current instead of 10 A, this way, the charging time required
for a 12V, 100Ah battery would be:
Now the required charging current for the battery would be:
Now the required No of Solar Panels we need for the above system as below.
P = 240 Watts
these are the required wattage of solar panel (only for battery charging, and then battery will
supply power to the load i.e. direct load is not connected to the solar panels)
Now
fig: Circuit Diagram for the above Calculation for Solar Panel Installation (Solar Panels only for
battery charging)
The above calculations and system was only for battery charging (and then battery will supply
power to the desired Load) to AC electrical appliances, which will get power through inverter
and DC loads via Charge controller (via charged batteries)
Now suppose there is a 10A directly connected load to the panels through inverter(or may be DC
load via Charge Controller). During the sunshine, the solar panel provide 10A to the directly
connected load + 20A to the battery charging i.e. solar panels charge the battery as well as
provide 10A to the the load as well.
In this case, the total required current (20 A for Batteries Charging and 10 A for directly
connected load)
20A + 10 A = 30A
I.e. we need 360 W system for the above explained system (This is for both Direct Load and
Batteries Charging)
360/60W = 6
As we have calculated above that the charging current for 200Ah battery is 20-22 Amperes (22A
For Battery Charging+10A for direct DC Load), therefore we can use a charge controller about
30-32 Amp.
Note: The above calculation is based on ideal case, so it is recommended to always choose a
solar panel some bigger then we need, because, there are some losses occurs during battery
charging via solar panel as well as the sunshine is not always in ideal mood.
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