Computation and Analysis of Electrical Loads for the Application of Solar PV Power System in Maternal and Neonatal Hospital Minna

Abstract

This study focuses on load assessment and analysis of a solar energy system for Maternal and Neonatal Hospital Minna, Niger State. The aim is to compute and analyse the electrical load of the hospital in readiness for solar PV application. The study involves the survey of the site through several visitation of the premises for some physical and structural features in the environment which form critical parameters or serve as guide to certain design considerations in the solar photovoltaic power system design for the hospital. The analyses of the equipment were done by considering the power wattage of each equipment and appliances according to the hours of their usage thereby ascertaining the energy consumption and demand. The result shows that energy consumption of the hospital is 301034.86 VAwhile the total energy demand of the hospital is 2602700VAh. It was obvious that certain medical equipment such as Neonatal incubator, Blood Bank Refrigerator, Autoclave machine, Patient monitor, Concentrator has high energy consumption due to their operating capacity and energy. Due to delicate medical services provided by these equipment, it is a matter of necessity to scout for sustainable alternative power supply that will guarantee power sufficiency through the application of solar PV for a reliable power delivery