INVESTIGATION OF SUITABLE TIME FOR THE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF MONO-CRYSTALLINE PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS AT FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA (FUNAAB), ALABATA, OGUN ST
Abstract Human existence relies on solar energy either directly or indirectly and the world at large cannot continue to exist, remain or live without the solar energy. Solar power in Nigeria can serve as a source of sustainable energy if fully utilized due to abundant availability all year round energy and its regular appearance on daily basis in the sky under a friendly environment. The maximum output current and power of solar panel used in harvesting solar energy are obtained at solar...
Output Power and Voltage-Time Characteristics of Mono-Crystalline Photovoltaic Panel at Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Alabata, Ogun State, Nigeria Under FUNAAB Weather
AbstractSolar energy is gaining more attention than ever before due to its potential ability to provide the world energy needed at a sufficient and reliable rate. Putting more focus on its optimum harvesting and utilization can eventually solve the problem of energy shortage by balancing up the energy demand of the nation. Adequate information on the output voltage of the solar panel to cope with the output current during the daytime is essential to be able to predict accurately the estim...
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF MONO-CRYSTALLINE PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS IN FUNAAB, ALABATA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA WEATHER CONDITION
AbstractThe current-voltage characteristic is the basic descriptor of photovoltaic device and is used to test the performance of PV panel. The manufacture specifications on solar panels are obtained under standard condition (solar irradiance of 1000 W/m2, AM 1.5 and operating temperature of 25oC) which is not the real operating condition the solar panels are exposed to on the installation site. With this, the information obtained from the manufacture specifications would not be sufficient ...
Development of a Solar Powered Poultry Egg Incubator for South West Nigeria
AbstractEgg incubators with regular, effective and efficient operation have the capacities of providing enough poultry birds which can serve every household in Nigeria with sufficient amount of protein on daily basis. Although many commercial incubators in Nigeria has folded up due to epileptic and erratic electricity supply which disrupts and impairs the operation of the incubators and reduce their level of performance resulting into low production and high cost of poultry birds. In order to...