Wednesday, May 02, 2018

Battery sizing for photovoltaic applications

Folder name Solar System App
Folder reference PV200 X 18cell x 1string
System name Solar System - Photovoltaic
System reference Solar System
Customer Pertonas Carigali
Customer reference Replace 2400Ah AbsolyteGP

Battery calculation parameters

Daily energy need 900 Wh

Back-up time 3 Days
Nominal load voltage 24 V
Maximum load voltage 28.01 V
Minimum load voltage 21 V
Load extension in the future 0%
Aging factor 15 %
Design factor 25 %
Daily average charging hours (critical month) 6 Hours
Daily average charging hours (typical month) 10 Hours
Average battery room temperature (critical month) 20 °C
Average battery room temperature (typical month) 30 °C

Energy per day (critical month) 1,109 Wh

Energy per day (typical month) 1,235 Wh

Battery calculation results

Selected battery PV200

Ni-Cd cells per string 18
Cell final voltage 1.167 V
Cell charge voltage (*) 1.55 V
Theoritical battery capacity 191 Ah
Temperature derating factor 0.99

(*) Cell charge voltage at 20°C / 68°F. Temperature compensation not recommended

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