A utility-scale solar facility is one which generates solar power and feeds it into the grid, supplying a utility with energy. Layout designing is the major factor for installation of cost-effective solar plant. The general layout of the plant and the distance chosen between rows of mounting structures will be Read more…
What is Solar Fencing?Security has become a crucial subject in today’s time and ensuring the safety of one’s property, crops, colonies, factories, etc. has become everyone’s primary concern. Solar fencing is a modernized and unconventional method which is one of the best options of providing security as it is both effective Read more…
General Requirements (IEEE 1547 / CEA Regulation 2013) Voltage Regulations: The distributed resources shall not actively regulate the voltage at the point of interconnection. Synchronization: The distributed resource synchronized with electric system shall not cause a voltage fluctuation at the point of interconnection greater than ±5%. Monitoring Provision: Each distributed Read more…
Pre-Commissioning test for your solar rooftop system should be carefully done so that the system installation is ensured safe. There are 3 major aspects for pre-commissioning tests for your solar panels. Operability test on isolation device Unintentional islanding functionality Cease to energize functionality Apart from above test, it is important Read more…
Potential Induced Degradation (PID) losses is a recent phenomenon observed by solar photovoltaic module industry. PID is observed due to movement of the ions from solar cells and results significant degradation in the solar cell power output. The degradation due to PID losses can be as high as 70% in Read more…
In order to get highest energy yield, it is important that modules are oriented towards South with a required tilt angle. However, in case of rooftop solar PV systems, it may not be always feasible to orient your solar modules towards South. Sometimes, the solar modules installation is done in Read more…
Solar PV technology is rapidly advancing every year and applications are identified for specific use. One of the latest development is the introduction of flexible solar cells and modules. Traditionally, solar cells are flat and non-flexible type if they are made of crystalline silicon. Hence, it is difficult to adopt Read more…
PV modules in case of large-scale power plants are selected based on the integration of modules, voltage and current rating with the inverter voltage and current rating. Typically for a grid connected plant the inverters operate in the voltage range of 450-750 volts and accordingly the modules are selected to Read more…
There are many PV module suppliers in the market, and if we assess the different characteristics of the PV module, it becomes challenging to compare the different suppliers and do the apple to apple comparison. Obviously, there are technical as well as commercial considerations while selecting the solar PV modules, however Read more…
Traditionally, solar modules are made by solar cells with 78*156 mm size. The solar cells are interconnected with ribbons and create strings within the module. Typically, standard PV cell is of 2 W with 8 Amp. current and 0.5 V voltage. It produces about 4 W power. Introduction of Half Read more…