Photovoltaic Solar
Solar is used to power residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural with abundant, clean, renewable, price-stable, fuel-free and carbon-free energy! Either on shade-free Rooftop or ground mounted solar PV is cheaper and reliable source of power to generate for captive usage for more than 25 years of life. Photovoltaic is cheaper when we compare with diesel generator and industrial tariffs.
Solar photovoltaic cells use semiconductor technology to convert sunlight into direct current (DC) electricity. The DC electrical charge can then be converted into alternating current (AC) electricity by a solar power inverter to be used captive usage.
Grid-Tied Systems
Grid-Tied systems are the most common type of solar PV system. Grid-tied systems are connected to the electrical grid, and allow residents of a building to use solar energy as well as electricity from the grid. Grid-tied systems do not need to produce 100% of the electricity demand for a home or business. When there is no demand for energy, the solar panels send excess electricity back out into the utility grid. When a home or business is using energy, but the solar panels aren't producing enough energy (at night, or on a stormy day), electricity from the grid supplements or replaces electricity from the panels.
Grid-Tie systems are perfect solutions to set-off electricity power bills; where there are no regular power outages and backup is not required.
System components:
- PV panels (multiple panels make up an array)
- inverter(s)
- required electrical safety gear (i.e. fuses, breakers, disconnects)
- monitoring system to monitor energy production (optional)
Hybrid Systems
This system has the advantages of both Grid-Tied system and Off-Grid system with battery backup for later usage. Hybrid system is designed to source the critical captive load uninterruptedly with the help of solar power, utility grid and battery power.
Hybrid Systems are perfect solutions where with irregular power outages and no utility grid is available. Hybrid solar inverters can also export the excess power to utility grid when there is lower consumption of captive usage.
Grid-tied systems can be upgraded to include a battery backup: a bank of deep-cycle batteries. The backup battery is charged by both the grid and the solar panels. In the event of an outage, the backup battery will need to be switched on either manually or with an automatic system to provide backup power to the building.
System components:
- PV panels
- battery bank
- charge controller (to protect the battery bank from overcharge)
- inverter
- required electrical safety gear (i.e. fuses, breakers, disconnects)
- monitoring system to monitor energy production (optional)
Off-Grid Systems
Off-Grid systems are most common in remote locations without utility service. Off-grid solar-electric systems operate independently from the local utility grid to provide electricity to a home, building, boat, or RV (or remote agricultural pumps, gates, traffic signs, etc.), which are independent of electrical grid. It requires that the solar panels are able to produce enough electricity to cover 100% of the energy needs of the building. Most homes have higher electricity demand in the evening or at night, so off-grid systems usually incorporate with battery (to store energy produced during the day).
System components:
- PV panels
- battery bank
- charge controller (to protect the battery bank from overcharge)
- inverter
- required electrical safety gear (i.e. fuses, breakers, disconnects)
- monitoring system to monitor energy production