Design, Sizing and Implementation of a PV System for Powering a Living Room
Abstract
This paper aims to design size and implement a Photo Voltaic system (PV system) for powering a living room. The required load to be powered by the PV system is completely determined. A comparison between using normal and power saving loads is carried out. The power saving loads is chosen to reduce the overall cost of the required system. The proposed PV system for powering the predetermined load is introduced. Each part of the system is designed and sized based on the load requirement. Finally, the practical implementation for the overall PV system for powering the required load is done. The implemented system works in an efficient way
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Introduction
Recent researches focus on renewable energy recourses [1, 2]. This is because the already existed energy sources, which mainly based on fuel, are going to run out [3, 4]. There are many types of renewable energy resources [1]. Solar energy is considered the most attractive renewable energy source. This is because it is mainly the source of all other energy sources. In addition it gives higher output power comparing with other renewable energy sources [5, 6]. The main objective of this paper is to use the Photo – Voltaic (PV) system as a renewable energy source instead of the existed energy sources which based on fuel for powering a certain load. The system has to be implemented efficiently to satisfy the load requirements. Thus the load has to be firstly determined. A comparison between normal load and power saving loads is carried out. The power saving loads is chosen to reduce the overall cost of the PV system. The design sizing for each part of the required PV system is presented based on the load requirements. Each part of the PV system is tested practically to check its functionality. Finally the overall PV system is implemented to power the required load.
Conclusion
A PV system for powering a living room with the lighting of both the kitchen and the bathroom is implemented. The power saving loads is used instead of the normal loads. It consumes less power. Thus it reduces the overall cost of the PV system. The required load is completely determined. Each part of the PV system is designed and sized. The implemented system is tested. It works effectively. It powers the required load for five continuous hours when light goes out.