Residential Solar Installation – Kano (Project 8)

This residential hybrid system was designed to give the household more solar generation and whole-house battery backup while reusing panels the client already owned. Illamab installed eight new 590 W solar modules on a separate roof face and re-configured the 18 existing 300 W panels from short 3-panel strings into two 9-panel strings, so both arrays now feed the 11 kW hybrid inverter’s two MPPT inputs. All other equipment – inverter, 21 kWh lithium battery, AC/DC protection, cabling and earthing – was supplied and installed new.

• Location: Kano, Nigeria
• Application: Residential
• Inverter: 11 kW hybrid inverter (48 V, dual MPPT)
• Battery: 21 kWh LiFePO4 lithium (51.2 V, 412 Ah)
• PV Array: 8 × 590 W new modules (4.72 kWp) + 18 × 300 W existing modules re-configured (5.40 kWp) = 10.12 kWp
• Scope: Drone roof survey, PV installation and re-stringing of existing array, inverter and battery integration, AC/DC protection, dedicated earthing, testing and commissioning
• Completed: November 2026