MICRORENEWABLE ENERGY

POWER PLANT DESIGN

CARL ANTHONY SUMAYLO
LYNDON FRANK AUSEJO
Micro Solar PV System
Micro Solar PV System

● Solar PV systems less than or equal to 100kW

● Can be roof mounted or stand mounted.
● For residential or commercial use.
Micro Solar PV System

Grid Connected Stand Alone

● Makes use of the local utility
grid.
● Excess electricity is exported to
the grid.
● Electricity can be imported
from the grid.
● Not connected to the grid.
● Charges a solar battery system.
● Used in areas that cannot be
connected to the grid.
● More expensive than than grid
connected.
Micro Solar PV System

Parts of a solar PV system

● Solar array
● DC-Switch
● Solar Inverter
● AC Switch
● Charge Controller
● Solar Battery Storage System
● Electricity Meter
Types of Solar Panels

Most common types of domestic solar panels:

● Monocrystalline panels
○ Made of one piece of silicon and is the most efficient type of solar panel on the market.
● Polycrystalline panels
○ Made by melting several pieces of silicon together and less efficient than monocrystalline
panels.
● Thin-film solar panels.
○ Made with silicon, cadmium, or copper.
○ Made by placing films of PV material onto a substrate and is the least efficient type of panel.
Roof Space Requirements

Solar Panel Type Required Surface area for 1kWp

Monocrystalline 6-9m2

Polycrystalline 7-10m2

Thin Film Copper 9-17m2

Thin Film Cadmium 9-17m2

Thin Film Silicon 8.5-15m2

 Monthly Bill System (kW) No. of Panels Cost (Php) Forecasted Savings
Over 25 years (Php)

<Php2400 1.3 5 128,000 532,000

Php2500-4900 2 7 178,000 813,000

Php5000-7400 4 14 348,000 1,606,000

Php7500-9900 6 21 498,000 2,410,000

Php10000-12400 8 28 658,000 3,213,000

Php12500-14900 10 35 818,000 4,016,000

Php15000-17400 12 42 978,000 4,819,000

Cost of solarphilippines.com.ph solar PV systems.

Solar PV Installations in the Philippines

11.76 kWp Orphanage installation, Southern

Leyte

● Consists of 48 245 Wp polycrystalline

modules.
● East-West facing design.
● Generated 15,876 kWh during first year.
● 30% consumption during weekdays
(increases significantly during weekends).
Remaining 70% fed to the grid.
Solar PV Installations in the Philippines

22.05 kWp Commercial/Office building

installation, Quezon City
● Consists of 105 210 Wp polycrystalline
modules.
● South facing design.
● Used to produce supplementary power to
the entire building.
● Expected to generate 31,750 kWh during
its first year.
● Expected to utilize 71% of produced power
while 29% will be fed to the grid.
Micro-Wind Turbine
Micro Wind Generation

● Wind turbine system that generates power less than or equal to

100kW.
● For residential use.
● Can be vertical or horizontal axis wind turbine.
Micro Wind Generation

Parts of a Micro WInd Generation System

● Wind turbine
● Tower
● Inverter
● Charge Controller
● Battery Storage System
● Electricity Meter
● Electrical Disconnect Switch
How Small Wind System works

● Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy in wind into clean electricity.
When the wind spins the wind turbine's blades, a rotor captures the
kinetic energy of the wind and converts it into rotary motion to drive
the generator
Small Scale Wind Power in the Philippines

Typhoon-proof Turbines on Remote Philippine

Islands

● Can withstand and generate power during

category 5 typhoons.
● 3 vertical cylinders rotate around a vertical
axis to generate power.
● Small scale (less than 1 MW)
Small Scale Wind Power in the Philippines

2 kW Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, Marikina

● Inaugurated Nov. 2009.

● Loopwing design.
● 1 of 3 in the Philippines.
Micro Hydro Power Plant
Micro Hydro Plant

● Is a type of hydroelectric power that typically produces from 5 kW to 100 kW of electricity using
the natural flow of water.
Classifications of HydroPower Plant

Large Hydro Capacity of 100 MW and above

Medium Hydro Capacity between 10 MW - 100 MW

Small Hydro Capacity between 1 MW -10 MW

Mini Hydro Capacity between 100 kW - 1 MW

Micro Hydro Capacity between 5 kW - 100 kW

Pico Hydro From a few hundred watts up to 5 kW

Micro Hydro Components

● Intake
● Canal
● Forebay
● Penstock
● Powerhouse
How a Micro Hydro Plant works
Cost
Capacity (kW) 75 kW

Investment Cost 20,025,000 Php

Investment Cost per kW 267,000 Php

Annual cost: Operation 500,625 Php

Maintenance 200,250 Php

Life-cycle cost 40,322,243 Php

Levelized Cost per kWh 17.94 Php

Hydro installations in the Philippines

In the Philippines there are currently 102 micro-hydro and 45 mini-hydro

operational installations as of April 30 2001.
Hydro installations in the Philippines
Region Micro Hydro Mini Hydro

CAR 54 14

I 1 1

II 5 3

III 2 1

IV 2 4

V 2 5

VI 14 0
Hydro installations in the Philippines
VII 6 6

VIII 3 2

IX 4 2

X 4 4

XI 2 2

XII 3 0

ARMM 0 1

TOTAL 102 45
VILLA ESCUDERO (VESCO) MICRO-HYDRO PROJECT

● Is an an old 75-kW hydroelectric plant that was built in 1937 in Tiaong, Quezon
● Later expanded and developed into two micro hydro system in 1997 with a new plant having a capacity of 38 kW.
● The project cost is estimated at 10 million.
SIBAT Micro Hydro project

● An 11kW micro-hydro power generating system providing electricity to at least 60 households and powering a
community owned and managed 7kw corn mill facility in Sitio Datalnay and Dlumay in the Philippines.
● The project cost 5,077,938.40.