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3.4 Stand-Alone PV System

EQ3.4.1 Stand-Alone PV System
1/1 point (graded)
Family Cartman has a small house in the country side which is not connected to the grid. The place
enjoys 4 equivalent sun hours. Therefore, Mr. Cartman has decided to install an o -grid PV system in the
house to supply the required electicity in the house.

The house electricity needs are summarized in the table below.

Load Quantity Power per item (W) Time of use (h) Type

Light bulb 10 20 2 DC

TV 1 80 2 AC

DVD 1 40 2 AC

Fridge 1 100 4 AC

When all loads are connected, what is the total DC power load in W?

200 

200

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EQ3.4.2 Stand-Alone PV System

1/1 point (graded)
When all loads are connected, what is the total AC power load in W?

220 

220

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EQ3.4.3 Stand-Alone PV System

1/1 point (graded)
Assuming that the overall e ciency for the cables, batteries and charge controller is 85% and the
e ciency of the inverter is 95%, how much energy in watt-hours will the PV panels have to produce to
cover the electricity demand?

1263.16 

1263.16

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EQ3.4.4 Stand-Alone PV System

1/1 point (graded)
The available panels that Mr. Cartman is looking at have the following speci cations:

Power output = 120 Wp

Vmpp = 20 V

Impp = 6 A

Voc = 22 V

Isc = 7 A

Assume the panels work under MPP conditions. How many panels will be needed to produce that
energy?
 3 

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EQ3.4.5 Stand-Alone PV System

1/1 point (graded)
Since the system is disconnected from the grid, the family Cartman will also need some energy storage.
Mr. Cartman has speci ed that 3 days of autonomy will be su cient. In this case, batteries with the
following speci cations will be used:

Battery capacity = 105 Ah

Battery voltage = 12 V

Maximum allowed depth of discharge = 60%

The system is designed to use 24 V as operating voltage. What will be the minimum battery capacity
needed in Ah?

263.158 

263.158

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EQ3.4.6 Stand-Alone PV System

1/1 point (graded)
How many of the batteries speci ed will be needed?

6 

6
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Topic: Week 8: Exam 3 / 3.4 Stand-Alone PV System: EQ3.4.1-3.4.6

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