Lifetime Simulation of Rechargeable Batteries for Solar Powered Fishing Lights

Gunther Bohn; Sven Bayer; M. Stolz; Ansgar Ackva; Bernhard Arndt

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.848.115

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Lifetime Simulation of Rechargeable Batteries for Solar Powered Fishing Lights

Abstract:

In the developing world artisanal fishermen use kerosene lanterns for night fishing. Solar powered fishing lights became an ecologic and economic alternative to the kerosene lanterns due to the development of high efficiency LED light sources and low price solar cells. In the last years several solar fishing light systems were developed. The choice of the battery technology influences the reliability and the operating cost of the fishing light, because the battery has the lowest lifetime of all components of the fishing light.In this paper we describe the results of a battery simulation over 5 years time: The battery is daily charged by a solar module and discharged by night fishing. The meteorological irradiation data of Tanzania are used. Different battery technologies (Lead Acid, Lithium-Ion, Lithium-Iron-Phosphate) are tried out.The results of the simulation are the battery lifetime, cost and waste mass per year dependent on the battery technology. The study shows, that the Lithium-Iron-Phosphate technology is the best choice in terms of these factors and to the advantage of the poverty-stricken fishermen at the Victoria Lake in Tanzania and the environment.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 848)

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115-118

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July 2016

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Gunther Bohn*, Sven Bayer, M. Stolz, Ansgar Ackva, Bernhard Arndt

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Battery, Fishing, Simulation, Solar Energy

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