Specific parameters of 1.5MW solar panels
PVMARS will expand on the configurations of photovoltaic panels, combiner boxes, transformers, and PCS+ energy storage cabinets to explain their parameters. This will enable you to better understand their functions.
What is the installation area of 1.5MW of solar panels?
PVMARS provides 50w-600w solar panels, which can be adjusted according to your installation location and area.
In this solution, each 550W solar panel constitutes 1.5MW PV array, and its parameter table is as follows:
Data sheet under STC Condition |
Maximum power at STC(Pmax) | 550 Watts |
Optimum operating voltage (Vmp) | 41.95V |
Optimum operating current(Imp) | 13.12A |
Open-circuit voltage(Voc) | 49.80V |
Short-circuit current(Isc) | 13.98A |
Module efficiency(%) | 23% (It is expected to reach 26% in 2027) |
STC: Irradiance 1000W/㎡,Module temperature 25°℃,AM=1.5 NMOT:Irradiance 800W/㎡,wind speed:1m/s,Module temperature 20℃ Tolerance of Pm:0~+5W This is laboratory data and may deviate from actual use. |
Mechanical Parameters |
Cell | N Type Mono-crystalline silicon solar cells |
Cell Size | 182mm*91mm |
Cell Quantity | 144Pcs(6*24) |
Dimension of module | 2279mmx1134mmx30mm |
Weight | 27.5kg |
Junction Box | Separated Junction Box with 3 diodes |
Output Cables | 4mm2 |
Operating temperature | -40℃ to 85℃ |
Specifications are subject to change without further notification |
From the table, we can determine that the size of a 550w solar panel is 2.279M x 1.134M = 2.58m2, and the average area of each 550w solar panel is about 2.6 square meters.
1.5MW = 1500,000W / 550W = 2727. Combined with the energy storage system calculation, we recommend 2600 x 550W solar panels. Thus, the total area of 2600 x 550W solar panels is approximately: 2600 x 2.6 square meters = 6760 square meters.
1.5MW solar panels require 6,760 square meters of installation space.
How much power does a 1.5MW solar panel produce per month?
A 1.5MW solar panel is expected to generate 171,600-kilowatt hours (kWh) – 257,400 kilowatt hours (kWh) of alternating current (AC) per month, assuming the PV array faces south and receives an average of at least 4-6 hours of sunshine per day.
If you want more power, when installing solar panels with an unobstructed view of the south-facing sun to achieve maximum solar power. Location, equipment, and installation determine the actual power generated.
How do we package solar panels?
Please check below video:
Specific parameters of a 3.35MWh battery energy storage system (BESS)
PVMARS offers lead-acid sealed gel batteries, 2V opzv batteries, and lithium batteries.
Due to their high capacity and small size, lithium batteries make excellent energy storage containers and designs.
The 3MWh energy storage system consists of 9 energy storage units. A single energy storage unit is made up of 1 lithium battery cluster.
Each battery cluster is comprised of 8 battery boxes and 1 high-voltage box. A single battery box is composed of 1 in parallel and 52 battery cells in series.
It is composed of 52 battery cells, which are 1 in 416 strings. The high-voltage box contains the battery cluster management unit and protection and control electrical components, which are used to manage and protect the operating status of the entire battery cluster.
The energy storage unit is equipped with a battery system management unit. This is used for data processing, monitoring, and control within the entire energy storage unit, and communicates with the energy management system (EMS).
Each battery cluster is equipped with a battery cluster management unit. This is used to monitor and control each battery group management unit in the battery cluster.
At the same time, it can control the cluster’s electrical components to protect the energy storage system.
The battery boxes all have battery pack management units. This is used to collect and upload the battery box voltage and temperature information.
3.35MWh container energy storage system, each PCS corresponds to 1 battery cluster (250kW/372.7kWh):
3.35MWh Battery Energy Storage + 2250KW PCS System |
Technical Parameters |
No | Item | Parameters |
Performance | Type | LiFePO4 (LFP) battery |
System nominal voltage | 1331.2VDC |
System nominal capacity | 280Ah (0.2C/25°C) (Min:275Ah) |
Module standard voltage | 51.2V |
Module rated capacity | 280AH (0.2C/25°C) (Min:278Ah) |
Operating The module voltage | 40V~58.4V (Typical:51.2V) |
Module charging voltage | 58.4V±1.0V |
Module discharge cut-off voltage | 40v±1.0V |
Charging current (Max.) | 200A |
Discharge current (Max.) | 200A |
Module Dimensions | Length | 1200mm |
Width | 1400mm |
Height | 2200mm |
Main Unit Dimension | Length | 700mm |
Width | 442mm |
Height | 230mm |
System combination mode | 416S1P |
Shell | Metal/White |
PCS | Rated power | 250kW per one (Total 9 units) |
Alternating voltage | 230Vac/400Vac |
MPPT range | 400~900Vdc |
AC frequency | 50hz/60hz |
Function | Alarm & Potection | Over Voltage, Under Voltage, Over Current, Over temperature, Short Circuit etc. |
Terminal stud | Quick-connector |
Working Condition | Cooling mode | liquid cooling |
Altitude | ≤4000m |
weight | 2560KG |
Humidity | 15%~75% |
Operating temperature | Charge | -15°C~50°C |
Dischage | -10°C~60°C |
Recommended operating temperature | Charge | 15°C~40°C |
Dischage | 15°C~40°C |
Storage | -15°C~45°C |
Application Field : Telecommunication, Solar energy storage, City town energy storage etc. |
HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) configuration of a 3.35MWh ESS container
The 20-foot energy storage container uses a built-in industrial all-in-one liquid-cooled air conditioner with a cooling capacity of 40kW, which is installed on one side of the container to provide temperature balance for the entire system.
Liquid-cooling plates are installed at the bottom of each battery box.
The liquid-cooling pipe circulates through the bottom plate, introducing the heat generated by the battery into the bottom plate, and circulating the temperature out through the coolant.
For battery boxes and battery racks, the air conditioner is installed against the side wall of the container. The air conditioner is placed on the left side of the energy storage unit.
The energy storage unit contains three battery racks. The battery rack width is 1440mm. Battery racks are in 2 columns.
Configure one air outlet, as shown in the figure below. The amount of cold air blown downward by each air duct section is equal. Because the container is long, a variable cross-section design is required when arranging the air duct.
The main air duct is divided into 3 sections, which distribute the air volume equally. The air conditioner’s refrigeration cold air is sent from the main air duct to the space behind the battery rack.
It then enters the interior of the battery box through the exhaust fan installed in each battery box to remove the battery. The heat is carried to the middle aisle, and the hot air flows back to the return air outlet of the air conditioner’s internal circulation.
This forms an internal air circulation inside the container. The central and external circulation of the air conditioner continuously exchanges heat and cold.
It transfers the heat generated by the battery in the container to the atmospheric environment to regulate the box temperature.
Fire protection system configuration of a 3MWh BESS container
The fire protection system includes a detection controller, fire extinguishing device, fire host, user switch, alarm device, and pressure relief device.
It is activated when a fire is detected to reduce losses. The detection controller is arranged above the battery rack, the fire extinguishing device, fire host, and user switch are installed in the corner of the container, and the alarm device and pressure relief device are installed in the container body.
The detection controller has a full-cycle fire monitoring function and integrates smoke, temperature, gas, and other sensors internally.
It can detect smoke and gas in the early stages of thermal runaway. It can also comprehensively determine whether the battery system has thermal runaway based on temperature and other characteristic parameters; effective identification.
The fire signal realizes early fire detection and timely warning and is divided into multi-level alarms according to the fire process.
It has a fire extinguisher starting function and can start the fire extinguisher in response to instructions issued by the fire host. It has functions such as hardware diagnosis, sensor fault diagnosis, fault protection, fire extinguisher connection status diagnosis, abnormal data backup, and offline download. This is to ensure the safe operation of the equipment.
The fire extinguishing device adopts a cabinet-type heptafluoropropane fire-fighting device, which has the advantages of cleanliness, low toxicity, effective insulation, no damage to the ozone layer, and high fire suppression efficiency.
To extinguish fire, it uses both physical cooling and chemical decomposition to generate active free radicals.
There are two starting modes: automatic and manual.
When the fire protection system is in automatic mode an early warning signal is detected and a fire is confirmed, the fire host can activate the in-station/outside alarm device and perform corresponding equipment linkage to delay the start of the fire control device.
And turn on the venting indication; when the fire protection system detects that the manual start switch has been pressed for some time, it will consider the initial start signal to be valid, activate the station/outside alarm device, and perform corresponding equipment linkage, delay the start of the fire prevention device, and open the venting indication.
After the fire extinguishing device is activated, the fire extinguishing device can be stopped through the emergency stop button on the user switch or the emergency stop button on the alarm display.
Remote online monitoring for a 3MWh solar energy storage system
Two gun-type cameras are arranged in the container, installed on both sides in a shooting manner, to monitor the internal conditions of the container. They upload video information to the monitoring backend in real-time.
1- Monitor content
Use camera equipment to record video signals in the container.
2- Implementation method
Directly connect the video signal to the video interface of the monitoring station to realize real-time video monitoring in the container and record video storage.
3- Implement the functions
Real-time/historical video browsing can be performed locally, and real-time/historical video browsing can be performed remotely through the network to view the situation inside the container.
Video surveillance systems can be linked with fire protection and lighting systems. For example, when a fire alarm occurs, the camera will automatically record the relevant situation.
Alarm system for a 3MWh energy storage system
The container is equipped with safety equipment such as smoke sensors, temperature control sensors, and emergency lights. Smoke sensors, temperature control sensors, and system control switches form an electrical chain.
Once a fault is detected, the user can be notified through audible and visual alarms and remote communications. People can immediately remove the running battery system.
The container has an alarm system. Installing alarm lights at special locations can provide relatively obvious information to the outside world, serving as an early warning.
The container is equipped with essential safety equipment such as smoke sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, water immersion sensors, emergency lights, door sensors, fire extinguishers, and lightning arresters.
Smoke sensors, temperature sensors, and system control switches are interlocked.
Once detected, when the environmental parameters exceed the combined force range, the door sensor switch alarms, the fire extinguisher is activated, the lightning strike alarm light is activated, the running battery supporting equipment is immediately cut off, and an audible and visual alarm is issued.
At the same time, battery management system data is uploaded to the remote monitoring platform for remote alarm monitoring.
Access control system
The access control system is an intelligent management system for managing personnel entering and exiting the container.
When a thief opens the container, a threat alarm signal is generated, and an alarm is sent to the background through remote communication. This alarm function can also be manually blocked by the user.
Access control controllers, door magnetic detectors, card readers, electromagnetic locks, and other equipment are used. Here’s what each part does:
Access control controller: The access control controller is the core part of the access control system, equivalent to the computer CPU. It is responsible for processing, storage, control, etc. Of the entire system’s input and output information.
Card Reader: A device that reads the data (biometric information) on a card.
Electromagnetic locks: the execution component of an access control system. Users should choose different locks for anode locks based on door materials, exit requirements, and other needs.
Door sensor detector: detects the door safety status at any time.
Access control system entry and exit identification methods can be divided into three categories:
Password identification: Identify access permissions by verifying password correctness.
Card recognition: Identify access permissions by reading the card or reading the card and adding a password.
Biometrics: Identify entry and exit by checking personnel’s biometric characteristics. There are fingerprint, iris, and facial recognition types.
The access control system of a box-type energy storage system is usually equipped with two forms of password and card identification.
Lightning protection grounding system
The container roof configuration is connected to a reliable high-quality lightning protection system. This is connected to the container through grounded flat steel or grounded round steel.
Provide users with no less than 2 conductive copper bars, and the effective cross-sectional area of the conductors in the electrical system is not less than 250mm².
An anti-surge protection module is installed on the line. A surge protector, also called a lightning protector, is an electronic device that protects various electronic equipment, instruments, and communication lines.
In the event of an electrical surge or voltage spike, a surge protector can conduct and shunt the current very quickly, preventing other equipment in the circuit from being damaged.
Grounding systems
PVMARS containers have ground copper bars. The ground copper bar can be reliably connected to the non-functional conductive conductors of the entire container (the metal shell of the container that is not charged under normal circumstances, etc.).
At the same time, the container provides users with 2 earthing points in the form of copper bars that meet the strictest power standards.
The grounding points provided to users must form a reliable equipotential connection with the non-functional conductors of the entire container. Grounding points are located in the container. Diagonal position.
Non-functional conductive conductor ground point. The partial view of the grounding copper bar is shown in the figure below:
There are two forms of grounding in the cabinet: first, all exposed conductive parts of the battery cabinet and electrical cabinet are connected to the reserved conductive bus or base copper bar.
At the bottom of the cabinet through yellow and green two-color wires; second, the circuit grounding inside the electrical cabinet.
The components are connected to the reserved soiling bus or base copper bar through yellow and green two-color wires, and the connection resistance of each connection point is less than 4 ohms.
Power distribution system
The container is equipped with a centralized wall-mounted power distribution box. The input side of the power distribution box is drawn from the mains.
It is equipped with a three-phase five-wire TN-S power supply system to provide the container’s internal dynamic environment monitoring system, fire protection system, and air conditioning system.
In addition to BMS systems and other systems.
Power distribution boxes are equipped with lightning protection modules, leakage protection, overcurrent, overvoltage, undervoltage, and other functions.
The power distribution box has a complete and reliable lightning protection system.
The lightning arrester has differential and common mode protection capabilities.
Lightning arrester is of high quality from an internationally renowned brand. It has a nominal discharge current of 30kA and a maximum discharge current of 50kA.
Distribution box accessories
The main outlet of the power distribution box is equipped with industrial-grade leakage protection switches from ABB, Siemens, and Schneider, and each output branch is equipped with industrial-grade circuit breakers from ABB, Siemens.
And Schneider for overload, short-circuit, and selective protection; for convenience For user identification, the terminal blocks of different power supply circuits in the power distribution box use distinct identification colors (that is, colored terminal blocks are used to identify different power supply circuits).
The wires and cables in the TN-S power supply system are all made of cross-linked polyethylene with different color identification.
Insulated flame-retardant cables have independent insulation and sheath layers.
Their long-term operating temperature is 90°C. The rated insulation voltage value of wires and cables is one level higher than the actual voltage value.
The cross-sectional area of the neutral wire and ground wire of the cable is not greater than the cross-sectional area of the phase wire, and the minimum cross-sectional area of the cable phase wire is not less than 4mm², of which the cross-sectional area of the lighting and power socket cables is not less than 2.5mm²; technology of power distribution box.
Performance, identification, safety, wiring methods, etc. All meet the requirements of the national standard’s most stringent provisions.
Next to each door in the container is a set of power sockets with indoor lighting control switches.
Each set of power sockets contains at least one 10A two-phase socket and one 10A three-phase socket.
The three-phase socket ground wire is not connected. Before this, no power supply is allowed (that is, the ground wire is not connected, and the L and N wire plugs cannot be inserted into the socket).
Each set of switch sockets has an independent circuit breaker at the front end (inside the power distribution box) for short-circuit, overload, and selective protection.
Power sockets are selected from industrial-grade products from ABB, Siemens, and Schneider.
The power distribution box reserves at least one 16A three-phase four-wire circuit breaker and its terminals, and two 16A single-phase circuit breakers and their terminals as backup power sources in the container.
Design of the power distribution box fully considers the three-phase balance of electrical loads to ensure the balance of power supply and consumption.
The container wiring adopts a combination of open and hidden wires and is equipped with reasonable wire troughs.
Design of a thermal insulation and flame retardant system
PVMARS’s containers use high-quality rock wool sandwich panels for thermal insulation and flame retardant layers inside.
The thickness of the thermal insulation and flame retardant layer reaches 50mm, and the maximum insulation is 10KV. It can adapt to the operating temperature of -30℃~+80℃, and cope with various conditions at the use site all day long.
Thermal insulation layers are mainly made of hydrophobic rock wool board produced by the pendulum method. It is connected and fixed to the base wall by bonding and nailing technology. It is compounded by plastering glue and reinforced glass fiber mesh.
A class A non-combustible building energy-saving insulation system composed of a plaster layer and a decorative mortar facing layer or coating.
Output transformer design (optional)
If your building does not have a high-voltage transformer, you will need to design your transformer based on the structure and circuit distribution to transmit solar and battery energy to your building.
High voltage incoming line metering cabinet |
High voltage outlet cabinet | Rated current: 630 (A) Short circuit closing current: 15-50 (KA) Shell protection grade: IP30 |
UPS | Load voltage: 1KVA Time: 15 min |
Dry-type transformer (copper core) | Product standards: GB/T10228-2008 GB109411-2007 JB/T10088-2004 GB4208-1993 Rated high voltage: 10(11,10.5,6.6,6.3,6)KV Rated low voltage: 0.4kV Connection Group: Dynll or Yyn0 High voltage tap range: ±5% or ±2×2.5% Insulation level LI75AC35/LIOAC5 Frequency: 50Hz No-load loss (KW): 3.24 No-load current (%): 0.7 Short circuit impedance (%): 6 Weight (KG): 4220 |
Low voltage entry cabinet | Cold rolled steel plate *please contact the PVMARS sales team for specific parameters |
Low voltage capacitor cabinet |
Low voltage outlet cabinet |
Cabinet transformer housing | 6600*2600*2650 |
The above are the product parameters and contents of a complete turnkey solution of 3MWh energy storage system + 1.5MW solar energy.