Open AccessPerformance of a Standalone Solar Photovoltaic System
Author(s) -
Ramadoni Syahputra,
Suko Ferbriyanto,
Faaris Mujaahid,
Agus Jamal,
Sudarisman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.d9730.118419
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , rooftop photovoltaic power station , solar cable , photovoltaics , solar energy , solar power , electricity generation , grid connected photovoltaic power system , environmental science , photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector , reflector (photography) , electric power system , solar mirror , engineering , power (physics) , electrical engineering , maximum power point tracking , physics , optics , light source , voltage , inverter , quantum mechanics
This paper presents a performance study on a standalone solar photovoltaic system. The application of photovoltaic solar cells is increasingly prevalent in Indonesia. Indonesia is a tropical country, where throughout the year, get sun exposure. This condition strongly supports the use of photovoltaic solar cells as a source of electrical energy. Many small to large-scale solar power generation systems have been built in Indonesia. On a small scale in the form of a standalone system, solar power plants are usually used as secondary power plants, where primary power plants still come from state electricity companies. In this research, the analysis of the performance of solar power plants for standalone systems with a capacity of 400 Wp. Efforts to improve the performance of solar cells are made by using a mirror reflector. The results showed that the mirror reflector could increase the output power of photovoltaic solar cells.