Difference between revisions of "Sizing a Battery Charging Systems (BCS)"
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When sizing a BCS it is important to consider the electricity demand of possible customers. On the individual scale (demand of a family) electricity demand in a newly electrified area can be estimated to lie at about 50 to 200 Wh/d if a flourescent light and a small radio with tape recorder is used. A commonly available 12 V battery of a useful capacity of 80 Ah has a stored energy of 960Wh. Depending on consumption it must be recharged every 5 to 20 days. This lies in the required range for acceptance of the technology by the consumers. | When sizing a BCS it is important to consider the electricity demand of possible customers. On the individual scale (demand of a family) electricity demand in a newly electrified area can be estimated to lie at about 50 to 200 Wh/d if a flourescent light and a small radio with tape recorder is used. A commonly available 12 V battery of a useful capacity of 80 Ah has a stored energy of 960Wh. Depending on consumption it must be recharged every 5 to 20 days. This lies in the required range for acceptance of the technology by the consumers. | ||
| − | Thus, the generation facilities for running a BSC should be sized in order to meet these minimum demands (that is about 200 Wh/d x customer base). | + | Thus, the generation facilities for running a BSC should be sized in order to meet these minimum demands (that is about 200 Wh/d x customer base). |
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| + | '''Modular BCS''' | ||
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| + | Principally, BCS can easily be operated in a modular way, implying that adding more batteries to the charging stations as demand grows is possible as long as electricty generation is sufficient. | ||
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Revision as of 20:16, 27 September 2010
Electricity demand
When sizing a BCS it is important to consider the electricity demand of possible customers. On the individual scale (demand of a family) electricity demand in a newly electrified area can be estimated to lie at about 50 to 200 Wh/d if a flourescent light and a small radio with tape recorder is used. A commonly available 12 V battery of a useful capacity of 80 Ah has a stored energy of 960Wh. Depending on consumption it must be recharged every 5 to 20 days. This lies in the required range for acceptance of the technology by the consumers.
Thus, the generation facilities for running a BSC should be sized in order to meet these minimum demands (that is about 200 Wh/d x customer base).
Modular BCS
Principally, BCS can easily be operated in a modular way, implying that adding more batteries to the charging stations as demand grows is possible as long as electricty generation is sufficient.
