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

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.