Table of Contents

1 Overview
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Purpose
2 Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations
  2.1 Definitions
  2.2 Acronyms and abbreviations
3 Outline of sizing methodology
4 Autonomy considerations
5 Load determination
  5.1 General considerations
  5.2 Load data
  5.3 Data analysis
6 Battery capacity and functional-hour rate determination
  6.1 Unadjusted capacity
  6.2 Battery type selection
  6.3 Capacity adjustment
  6.4 Functional-hour rate
7 Determining number of series-connected cells
  7.1 Nominal system voltage
  7.2 Voltage window
  7.3 Calculating the number of series-connected cells
8 Battery size determination
  8.1 Cell size selection
  8.2 Number of parallel strings
  8.3 Final number of cells
  8.4 Final battery capacity
  8.5 Checks and considerations
9 Battery sizing worksheets
Annex A (informative) Battery characteristics
      A.1 Capacity
      A.2 Type
      A.3 Cyclability
      A.4 Cycle life
      A.5 Economic considerations
      A.6 Physical characteristics
      A.7 Maintenance
      A.8 Handling Precautions
Annex B (informative) Examples
Annex C (informative) Bibliography

Abstract

Presents a systematic approach for determining the appropriate energy capacity of a lead-acid battery to satisfy the energy requirements of the electrical loads of a stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) system.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	IEEE DRAFT 1013 : D7 NOV 99