Solar power systems are prosperous in various countries around the world. The most important benefit of solar power is true renewable energy. When you use a solar power system to generate electricity, there are no dangerous greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.

WHAT IS SOLAR POWER SYSTEM?

A solar power system is a renewable energy technology that converts sunlight into electricity. It consists of solar panels,an inverter, and a battery.

The technology involved in this process is about collecting the photovoltaic cells, which then generate electricity through the photovoltaic effect, which is utilized for your home, industrial and commercial purpose.

HOW DOES SOLAR POWER SYSTEM WORK?

When the sun shines onto a solar panel, energy from the sunlight is absorbed by the photovoltaic cells in the panel.

Solar panels convert the sunlight into DC electricity. The solar inverter converts this electricity into AC power for use in your home. Your home appliances (fridge, dishwasher, TV, light bulbs etc.) use this power instead of drawing power from the electricity grid.

TYPES OF SOLAR POWER SYSTEM

1. Off-Grid Power System

An off-grid system does not connect to the electricity grid and hence requires battery storage. An off-grid solar system is a design which will generate enough power throughout the year and have enough battery capacity to meet the residential, industrial and commercial requirements, even in the depths of winter when there is dim sunlight.

It is a type of solar power system with a backup which works in day and night both, during the day, the solar panel charges the battery. At night Inverter runs your home appliances, machines, agricultural and industrial devices using the battery power when the sun is not available.

Advantage:

v No dependency on the government for electricity.

Disadvantage:

v Batteries are required to deliver electricity consistently throughout the day and night hence leads to high maintenance cost due to batteries.

v Surplus energy production could go to waste.

2. On-Grid Power System

These are the type of system which is having high usage in home, commercial and industrial purpose. Here the solar Power systems that only generate power when the utility power grid is available. They must connect to the network to function and can send excess of power generated back to the network when you are overproducing hence crediting for further usage.

Advantage:

v Generates power for residential, commercial and industrial usage and excess electricity is sell to the government.

v Free of cost electricity for the next 25 years and five years payback time.

v Saves ample of electricity.

Disadvantage: 

v No backup and system does not work when there is no electricity and supply from power grid.