➢ DESIGN OVERVIEW:

Mr. Amanullah Jumani intends to install solar at his residential located at Plot J8, Gizri, street 6, Phase IV,
DHA, Karachi to fulfill his rising energy demand through this technology.

The technology opted for designing the system is On-Grid/Grid-tied with a net-metering enabled
technology and energy from solar would be dispatched during the daytime hours only while the surplus
energy would be fed back to the grid against which the consumer would be credited by K-Electric.

• 2D DESIGN:

➢ SOLAR MODULES:
The system comprises 28 Solar modules of;

Brand: Longi, LR5-72HTH-580M

Module Rating: 580W Monocrystalline PERC.

➢ AZIMUTH, TILT ANGLE & STRUCTURAL TYPE:
• Elevated Structure (28 panels, 16.24kW)
The ground mounted PV solar structure is fabricated with a Aluminum-based(L2 & L3)
structure. The height will be 4.0 ft from the upside & 6.0 inch from front. The base plates would
be directly anchored on the kerbstones with anchor bolts of 4 inches filled with epoxy chemical.
The tilt angle of the structure is at 15 degrees fixed with an azimuth of 165.7 degrees.

➢ INVERTER:
The grid-tied inverters to be installed with this system would be of the Brand: (KNOX)10 kW rated. The
inverter would be installed at the right-side wall of the main electrical distribution box.The picture is
attached below for further reference.

Inverter
10kW

➢ TERMINATION POINTS:
The main power cable would be of 4sqmm, 4 core Stranded (Pakistan Cable) from the inverter’s AC output
terminated at the main K-Electric breaker of the client's premises. The images of the main breakers
are attached below for reference.
➢ STRING CONFIGURATION:
• String configuration for b o t h inverters:

14 solar modules x 1 string – First MPPT used (Inverter no.1)

14 solar modules x 1 string – First MPPT used (Inverter no.1)

• SPD= 40KA (CNC)

• MCB AC Breaker= 20A (ABB)
• S-P 1000v DC fuse= 15A

The main DC route dropped from the rooftop to the corridor would be in PVC conduit by the
electrical team. The main DC cable would consist of a total qty. 4x4 sqmm hrrf. flexible PVC insulated
single core (1500 V rated) cables for the positive and negative side of each string along with 2 x 4 sqmm
single core earthing wire.
➢ EARTHING:
Hand/Machine boring is going to be done to create the pits consisting of a PVC pipe for watering thehole
as well as a copper bus bar, where the earthing wire from the DC & AC side of the solar system would be
connected.
As discussed with the client, the feasible location for the earthing pit is marked in the picture below for
your reference. The earthing wire would be in a conduit of 0.5-inch diameter.

Busbar Busbar
Box 1 Box 2

10ft
AC EARTHING DC EARTHING

10ft
➢ IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED:
• Internet (Wi-Fi) connections are weak in the guard room, client will provide the extender.
• The inverters will be positioned on the left wall of the guard room, which is towards the right side of main
distribution box.
• Both AC & DC earthing’s will be performed inside the house.
• A drill of approximately 2 inches will be made on the wall of garden, allowing us to install the Busbar box
connected to the earthing pit.
• All electrical activities will be carried out under the supervision of Engr. Umair Bin Jamal.
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