Design of the photovoltaic (PV) battery storage system of a proposed solar charging station in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Main Library

Date

6-2015

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Major Course

Major in Power Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Roderick L. Catriz

Restrictions

Restricted: Not available to the general public. Access is available only after consultation with author/thesis adviser and only to those bound by the confidentiality agreement.

Abstract

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Main Library provides charging stations for the electronic devices of students. These charging stations contribute to the overall power consumed by the University coming from the grid. This study intends to provide a design of the photovoltaic (PV) battery storage system of a proposed solar charging station to be installed in the building to reduce the power it consumes from the grid. Part of the rooftop of the building was assessed to have a usable area of 101.42 m2 for solar panel installations with no effects of shading observed for a whole day. The tilt of the site was computed as 12.72 degrees and is oriented 14 degrees south due west. Theoretical computations were done to determine the required number of batteries, charge controllers, and solar panels based on the maximum recorded energy requirement of 11850 Wh. The rooftop of the building was assessed to have a maximum recorded solar irradiance of 1121.60 W/m2. Simulations of insolation values and sunshine duration through the use of Meteonorm 7 software were done. Setuos comprising of parallel connections of Shell PowerMax SE50 Solar PV modules connected to Shell Solar Max Energy Regulator to charge Motolite Solar Master batteries were made and installed at the rooftop of the Electrical Engineering Building. The setups were tested to evaluate the performance of each component of the PV system involved in the design.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2015 E64 /M33

Document Type

Thesis

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