• Before you go for Designing you have to

know about:
 Inverters, Batteries and Solar Panels
available in Market.
 Series and Parallel connections
 (12 V) • 1000 VA - 24V
• 600 VA • 1400 VA - 24V
• 650 VA • 2KVA - 24V/48V
• 800 VA • 3KVA - 48V
• 850 VA • 4KVA - 96V
• 1000 VA • 5KVA - 96V
• 6KVA
• 7KVA
• 8KVA
 100 ah
 120 ah
 135 ah
 150 ah
 180 ah
 200 ah
 12 V 24 V
 75 W  175 W
 80 W  200 W
 100 W  220 W
 120 W  240 W
 135 W  250 W
 150 W  275 W
 300 W
 Power Consumption Demands
 Sizing of PV Modules
 Inverter Sizing
 Battery Sizing
 Solar Charge Controller Sizing
Determination of Load:
 18W Lamp – 4 Hours per Day
 60W Fan - 4 Hours per Day
 100W TV - 4 Hours per Day
 100W PC - 4 Hours per Day

Connected Load
Total Load = Connected Load * No of Hours
(Watts)
Energy to be Generated = Total Load * 1.3
(Watts)
 Inverter Rating = Connected Load /
Power Factor
 Power Factor = 0.8
 DC Voltage = Voltage of the Selected
Inverter
• Energy to be Generated
• Sunshine Hours = 5 Hours
• DC Voltage = Voltage of the Selected Inverter
• Total SPV Capacity = Energy to be
Generated/(Sunshine Hours *Loss Factor)
Loss Factor = 0.85
• No of PV Panels Required = Total SPV
Capacity/ Wattage of Selected Panels
• Panels in Series = DC Voltage / Voltage of
Selected Panels
• Panels in Parallel = No of PV Panels / Panels in
Series
• Energy to be Generated
• Nominal Battery Voltage = 12 V
• Battery Bank Required (Ah) = (Energy to be
Generated) / (Battery Capacity @ 35
Degrees*DoD*Batt Voltage)
• No of Batteries Required = Battery Bank / AH
of the Selected Battery
• Batteries in Series = DC voltage / Voltage of
the Selected Battery
• Batteries in Parallel = No of Batteries
Required / Batteries in Series
 Battery Capacity = Voltage of Battery *
Ah of Battery
“ By the year 2030, India should achieve Energy
Independence through solar power and other
forms of renewable energy ”
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
President of India
Independence Day Speech, 2005
 The key to successful solar energy installation is to use quality
components that have long lifetimes and require minimal
maintenance.

 The future is bright for continued PV technology dissemination.

PV technology fills a significant need in supplying electricity,
creating local jobs and promoting economic development in rural
areas, avoiding the external environmental costs associated with
traditional electrical generation technologies.

 Major power policy reforms and tax incentives will play a major
role if all the above said is to be effectively realized.
By 2020 global solar output could be 276 Terawatt hours, which
would equal 30% of Africa's energy needs or 1% of global
demand. This would replace the output of 75 new coal fired
power stations. The global solar infrastructure would have an
investment value of US$75 billion a year. By 2040 global solar
output could be more than 9000 Terawatt hours, or 26% of the
expected global demand

Report European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and

Greenpeace
‘ Can technological developments and the
transition to a culture that is more aware of
the need to safeguard the environment help
create a world powered by the Sun’s Energy
?‘