Abstract:
With increasing power tariffs, power cuts and decreasing solar panel prices, there is a lot of interest in people to adopt solar technologies. Solar electricity is one possible way to electrify houses when the power supply is erratic. To convert, store and use the energy in the sunrays as electricity a solar electric system is utilised. Here solar energy is converted to electrical energy by solar panel made up of transducers called solar cell. These panels are placed on the top of houses for the purpose of obtaining maximum solar energy. This received energy is temporarily stored in a battery via a charge controller and is finally made available for use through the inverter. This paper describes briefly the components that make up a solar system, how to calculate the required power output and the cost implications.
