Design and Installation of Photovoltaic Power System (A Case Study of a Room and Parlor Self Contain in Oke-Ose, Ilorin Kwara State)

ABSTRACT

This research work is based on the design and installation of photovoltaic power system. A room and parlor self contain at Ara village Kwara state was used as a case study. A total load of 740 watts a total wall hour capacity of 5840wh and total battery bank 1474.75Ah all was determined during the sizing of the apartment under study. The cost of using a diesel generator and electric from the public utilities (national grid).  The result shows that after 1 year and 8 month, the cost of using diesel generator will be equal to the amount spent on photovoltaic system, also after 8 year 1month, the cost of using electricity from public utilities (national grid) will be equal to the amount spent on photovoltaic system.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page                                                                      i

Certification                                                                  ii

Dedication                                                                    iii

Acknowledgment                                                          iv

Abstract                                                                        v

Table of content                                                           vi

CHAPTER ONE

1.0    Introduction                                                         1

1.1    Renewable energy                                                1-6

1.2    Renewable energy for heating                              6

1.3    Renewable energy for transport fuel                   7-8

1.4    Aim & objectives of the study                              8-9

CHAPTER TWO

2.0    Photovoltaic (PV)                                         10-12

2.1    Solar cells                                                    12-13

2.2    Materials uses for photovoltaic                   14-16

2.3    Photovoltaic systems                                   16

2.3    Photovoltaic module                                    17

2.5    Photovoltaic energy                                     18-19

 2.6  Working of pv cell                                        19-21

CHAPTER THREE

3.0    Materials and methods                               22

3.1    Specification of the appliances                   22

3.1.1 Photovoltaic module (PV)                           23

3.1.2 Charger controller.                                     24

3.1.3 Battery                                                        24

3.1.4 Inverter                                                       25

3.2    Sizing                                                           25-28

3.3.   Choice of components for solar energy

power supply for 740 watt load                  29

3.3.1 Solar panel                                                 29

3.3.2 Charger controller                                      29-30

3.3.3 Battery capacity                                          30

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0    Life cycle analysis                                        31

4.1    Cost of diesel generator (740w)                   31-33

4.2    Cost of using electricity (740w)                  32-33

4.3    Cost of installing solar powered PV system 33

4.4    Cost analysis                                               34-35

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0    Conclusion and recommendation               34

5.1    Conclusion                                                  36

5.2    Recommendation                                         37-38

         Reference                                                     39-40