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Performance Investigation of Solar Photovoltaic System for Mobile Communication Tower Power Feeding Application

Author(s): Kavali Janardhan1, Meghya Nayak2, Ch. Venkataramana3, P. Maheswara Rao4 and B. Hemanth Kumar5

Published In : International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research (IJEER)        Volume 10, Issue 4

Publisher : FOREX Publication

Published : 30 October 2022

e-ISSN : 2347-470X

Page(s) : 921-925

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37391/IJEER.100428

Abstract

In emerging nations like India, the use of energy is rising quickly over time. The moment is opportune to rely increasingly on renewable energy sources, such as solar photovoltaic, to satisfy the demand. Mobile communication towers are one of the industries with the highest power consumption rates, and a lot of these towers are situated rather distant from the power grid. This research develops the performance investigation of solar photovoltaic system for mobile communication tower power feeding application. In order to power the mobile tower, a 6 kWP solar photovoltaic system with 250WP polycrystalline solar panels is designed. Multiple low dc voltage ports are needed, and isolated output dc ports at 48 V dc are made using an isolated dc-dc converter. The amount of battery bank needed is determined via mathematical modelling depending on the backup time. On the 1-dimensional platform, real-time inputs like solar radiation and panel temperature are taken into account and simulated. Results are monitored both at the panel level and at the system level using an isolated dc-dc converter for panel level monitoring. Theoretical findings are used to validate the simulation results.

Keywords: Solar PV, isolated dc-dc converter, maximum power point tracking, battery back-up, mobile communication tower.




Kavali Janardhan*, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mohan Babu University (Formerly known as Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India-517 102; Email: janardhan.kavali@gmail.com

Meghya Nayak, Department of Electrical Engineering, Arvind Gavali College of Engineering, Satara, Maharastra, India-415 015

Ch. Venkataramana, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, JNTU-GV College of Engineering, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India-535 003

P. Maheswara Rao, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India-530 049

B. Hemanth Kumar, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mohan Babu University (Formerly known as Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India-517 102

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Kavali Janardhan, Meghya Nayak, Ch. Venkataramana, P. Maheswara Rao and B. Hemanth Kumar (2022), Performance Investigation of Solar Photovoltaic System for Mobile Communication Tower Power Feeding Application. IJEER 10(4), 921-925. DOI: 10.37391/IJEER.100428.