Sizing of a Photovoltaic System for a House in Qassim, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Journal of Engineering Science and Military Technologies | ||
| Article 4, Volume 1, Issue 2, October 2017, Pages 86-90 PDF (1.94 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejmtc.2017.743.1034 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Saif Alharbi Graduate* ; Iqbal M. T | ||
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Memorial University, Canada | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Consumption of electricity in the Middle East is quite high due to the cooling needs in each home. However, Saudi Arabia has high solar energy resources that could be used to meet all home energy needs. In this project, a solar energy system is designed using BEopt and Homer softwares. BEopt was used to build a thermal model for an actual house in Qassim, Saudi Arabia, to stimulate the hourly kilowatt electricity consumption. Mathematical equations have been used to calculate the necessary photovoltaic and battery size. The collected data and BEopt results are used by Homer software to design various options for a photovoltaic system (PV). Results indicate that a 18.85 kW PV system, 52 batteries 200 Ahr (Ah) each and a 10kW inverter can meet all house energy needs. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| PV; modeling; economy; electrical efficiency | ||
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