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![]() Appendix
E: Solar
Dimensioning
Use
these tables to collect the
necessary data to estimate
the required size
of
your solar energy
system.
General
Data
Site
Name
Site
Latitude (�)
Irradiation
Data
Gdm(0), in kWh / m2 per day)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Worst
Irradiation Month
Reliability
and System Operational
Voltage
Days
of Autonomy (N)
Nominal
Voltage (VNEquip)
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Appendix
E: Solar Dimensioning
Component
Characteristics
Solar
Panels
Voltage
@ Maximum Power (Vpmax)
Current
@ Maximum Power (Ipmax)
Panel
Type/Model and Power
(Wp)
Batteries
Nominal
Capacity @ 100 H (CNBat)
Nominal
Voltage (VNBat)
Maximum
Depth of Discharge
(DoDMAX)
or
Usable Capacity (CUBat)
Regulator
Nominal
Voltage (VNReg)
Maximum
Current (ImaxReg)
DC/AC
Inverter (if needed)
Nominal
Voltage (VNConv)
Instantaneous
Power (PIConv)
Performance
@ 70% Load
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Loads
Estimated
Energy Consumed by the Loads
(DC)
Month
of Greatest Consumption
#
of
x
Nominal
x
Usage
=
Energy
Description
Units
Power
Hours
/ Day
(Wh/day)
ETOTAL DC
Estimated
Energy Consumed by the Loads
(AC)
Month
of Greatest Consumption
#
of
x
Nominal
x
Usage
=
Energy
Description
Units
Power
Hours
/ Day
(Wh/day)
ETOTAL AC
(before converter)
ETOTAL AC
(after converter) = ETOTAL AC
/ 70%
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Appendix
E: Solar Dimensioning
Finding
the Worst Month
Site
Name
Site
Latitude (�)
Nominal
Voltage of the Installation
VN
(Month)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
�
Inclination
Gdm (�) (kWh/m2
day)
ETOTAL (DC)
(Wh/day)
ETOTAL (AC)
(Wh/day)
ETOTAL (AC
+ DC)=
Im (A) = ETOTAL
(Wh/day)
1
kW/m2/
(Gdm(�) x VN)
Worst
Month Summary
Worst
Month
Im (A)
ImMAX (A)
= 1.21 x Im
ETOTAL (AC
+ DC)
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Final
Calculations
Panels
Panels
in Series (NPS)
NPS =
VN / VPmax =
Panels
in Parallel (NPP)
NPP =
ImMAX
/ IPmax =
Total
Number of Panels
NTOT =
NPS x NPP
=
Batteries
ETOTAL(WORST
MONTH) /
Necessary
Capacity
(CNEC)
VN x
N
Nominal
Capacity
CNEC /
DoDMAX
(CNOM)
Number
of Batteries
VN /
VNBAT
in
Series (NBS)
Cables
Panels
>
Batteries
>
Main
Line
Batteries
Converter
Voltage
Drop (Va -
Vb)
Thickness
(Section)
r
x L x ImMAX / (Va
- Vb)
mm2/m
(for copper) and L is
For
cable thickness computation, r =
0.01286
the
length in meters.
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