Abstract: The aim of this work is to give in detail the standalone PV system for a household in Gombe (Nigeria) with medium energy consumption is selected. The supply of sufficient and sustainable power provision to the country’s citizens since the 80’s has been an illusion when the signals to improve its power generation capacity to the nation have been neglected. The increase in activities of industry and the rapid growth of population necessitate the solar photovoltaic (PV) technology injection into the nations mix energy. In this study, direct current (DC) and alternative current (AC) appliances were considered. The total load power of these appliances is 3012.5 W. The array to load ratio determined as well as the daily watt-hour load shows that the use of hybrid system in this design is not recommended. To power these appliances, 31 modules, 18 batteries in the battery bank with system battery capacity of 4657.5 Ah and 3 charge controller are required. The use of stand-alone solar photovoltaic technology is recommended for sustainability, reliability and accessibility of power.
Keywords: Photovoltaic systems, Stand-alone, Appliances, Power, household.
Title: Standalone PV System Design and Sizing for a Household in Gombe, Nigeria
Author: Hamza Abubakar Hamza, Yusuf Mohammed Auwal, Musa Ishaya Sharpson
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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