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

Table 3

Capacity of resized components.

S/N	Component	Unit capacity	Total capacity	N°	Remarks
1	PV generator	160 Wp	980	6.125	= 7.96 A  = 20.2 V
					= 8.56 A,  = 24.2 V
					The panels were monocrystalline connected in series
2	Battery	150 Ah	525 Ah	3.5	Each battery was rated 12 V, sealed gel lead acid battery
3	Charge controller	79.5 A	79.5 A 12 V/24 V	1
		12 V/24 V
4	Inverter	2236 W	2236 W	1	Pure sine wave
5	Surge protective device (SPD)	2.2 kV			Protect the charge controller from surge voltage in case of a lightning storm