Energy consumption of appliances powered by power supply of sustainable energy
1 Department of Electrical/Electronics, Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Physics/Electronics, Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria.
Research Article
Magna Scientia Advanced Engineering and Technology, 2022, 01(01), 008–017
Article DOI: 10.30574/msaet.2022.1.1.0054
Publication history:
Received on 18 November 2021; revised on 20 December 2021; accepted on 22 December 2021
Abstract:
An inverter of 2500Watts (2.5KW), 230Volts and 50Hz frequency was designed in gradual process starting from gathering of materials to testing of components and it worked efficiently as intended. The research was intended to estimate the energy consumption of appliances available for usage in homes, offices and institutions when installing solar energy system supply having at least 1500 to 2000 watts of energy after all power dissipations in order to serve as supplementary alternative energy to diesel/ generator engines. The materials used consist of solar panel, inverter, battery, which are the major quantifiable used in the research. The solar system worked effectively and add no further operational cost. Comparatively, it is very cheap to 2.5KVA petrol/diesel generator, except the initial expenses which is encountered only that once. However, its cheapness was as a result of the system needing no petrol to operate but sunlight which is natural free gift. The solar cell acted as a source of charger to the batteries and inverting the power stored using an inverter into usable power for any load/appliance. The power output was usable in one office, two classrooms and two laboratories that need required appliances that are sensitive to having sinusoidal inputs. The operation of the solar energy system was allowed for three (3) weeks as was compared to operation of petroleum by-products (domestic fuels) engines (generator) and was found to be more economical in all ramifications.
Keywords:
Solar Energy; Solar Panel; Battery; Inverter; Energy Consumption; Automatic Voltage Charger Circuit; Relay; Power MOSFET
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