Design and Implementation of a 2.5kva Solar Power System

Design and Implementation of a 2.5kva Solar Power System

  IJRES-book-cover  International Journal of Recent Engineering Science (IJRES)          
  
© 2023 by IJRES Journal
Volume-10 Issue-4
Year of Publication : 2023
Authors : Okpeki Ufuoma Kazeem, Oyubu Akpovi Oyubu, Efenedo Gabriel Ilori, Adegoke Adesoye Sikiru, Aloamaka Anthony Chukwudi
DOI : 10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V10I4P108

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Okpeki Ufuoma Kazeem, Oyubu Akpovi Oyubu, Efenedo Gabriel Ilori, Adegoke Adesoye Sikiru, Aloamaka Anthony Chukwudi, "Design and Implementation of a 2.5kva Solar Power System," International Journal of Recent Engineering Science, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 48-57, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V10I4P108

Abstract
Energy is a major component of the economic growth of any nation. Factors such as urbanization, modernization and increase in population have led to an increase in energy demand all over the world. However, up to 65% of the world's consumed electricity is produced from non-renewable energy sources such as coal, natural gas and oil, which are harmful to the environment in the form of pollution. Hence, the need for renewable energy sources of power supply, such as solar energy, which is reliable and clean to augment the non-renewable source, becomes imperative. The power supply system in Nigeria is ineffective and inefficient; as a result, the demand for clean and reliable electricity has increased. Thus, this research addresses the issue by designing and implementing a 2.5KVA solar power system, including constructing a 2.5KVA solar power inverter system capable of generating electricity to power a three-bedroom bungalow. The following components were employed to realize the system: four solar panels of 300W each, four batteries of 220Ah each, a 60A charge controller and other electronic components. Upon construction and installation, the system was tested, and it worked perfectly in line with design specifications. Performance tests using resistive and inductive loads were carried out. The performance test of the system's lasting capacity when the batteries were fully charged and isolated from solar panels was also carried out. Resistive loads totaling 270W were applied, and the energy supplied by the system lasted for 11 hours. Inductive loads totaling 480W were equally applied, and the energy supplied by the system lasted for 10 hours. The resistive loads have lasting capacity efficiency of 92.5%, and the inductive loads have lasting capacity efficiency of 86%.

Keywords
Solar power, Electricity, Batteries, Inverter, Generation.

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