Sizing of a Standalone PV System with Battery Storage for a Dairy: A Case Study from Chile

Table 1

Consumption and operation times of the diary’s equipment.

Equipment	Consumption (kW)	Operation times
Cold tank	4.54	07:15–11:00; 17:45–22:00
Milking Machine	2.573	05:30–07:15; 15:30–17:15
Hot water	1.5	06:45–08:23; 16:45–18:23 (milking); 13:00–15:45 (tank)
Lighting	0.6	05:30–07:15
Water pump	0.746	06:45–9:15; 16:45–17:55
Others (Machine washing)	0.373–0.746	08:00–08:30; 18:00–18:30 (milking); 12:30–13:15 (tank)