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…
Quality certification and standards for grid-connected rooftop solar PV systems are essential for the successful mass-scale implementation (in-order to achieve 40 GW of rooftop solar target under ‘National Solar Mission’ programme) of this technology. It is also imperative to put in place an efficient and rigorous monitoring mechanism, adherence to Read more…
Promoting solar Rooftop systems under third party financing model has had limited success due to inadequate availability of that capital to the project developers. The third party financing model is also known as RESCO (Renewable Energy Service Company) model. The limitation of RESCO model is that the payment security mechanism Read more…
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Thursday postponed the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet, which was to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 30. The ministry did not specify the reason for postponing the meet. It said fresh dates would be 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…
Ministry of New and renewable Energy (MNRE) has drawn a scheme to set up number of solar parks across various states in the country, each with a capacity of Solar Projects generally above 500 MW. The Scheme proposes to provide financial support by Government of India to establish solar parks Read more…
Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity of the Distributed Generation Resources) Regulations 2013 IEEE 1547 – Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power System, 2003 Central Electricity Authority (Measures Relating to Safety and Electricity Supply) Regulations, 2010 Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the grid) Regulations Read more…
The recent report released by IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) highlights that global electricity generated from solar photovoltaics will grow as much as 13% by 2030. The solar industry’s growth will be primarily driven by significant cost reductions among various countries. The IRENA report named “Letting the light” examines PV Read more…