Technical Evaluation of Photovoltaic Systems in the Bamenda Municipality of the North West Region of Cameroon

Table 1

System capacity in a selected household.

S/N	Component	Quantity	Unit capacity	Total capacity	Remarks
1	PV generator	4	160 Wp	640 Wp	= 7.96 A
					= 20.2 A
					= 9.33 A,  = 21.84 V
					The panels were monocrystalline connected in series
2	Battery	3	150 Ah	450 Ah	Each battery was rated 12 V, sealed gel lead acid battery
3	Charge controller	1	40 A 12 V/24 V	40 A 12 V/24 V
4	Inverter	1	2000 W	2000 W	Pure sine wave
5	Surge protective device (SPD)	1	2.2 kV	2.2 kV	Protect the charge controller from surge voltage in case of a lightning storm