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Safety Guidance When Installing Solar PV Systems

IntroductionSafety Guidance When Installing Solar PV Systems Safety issues are one of the most important aspects that must be considered during installation due to the nature of the hazard it’s capable of. Installers should be wary of the building standards, electrical and fire standards that pertain to the particular

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The Physics of Semiconductors That’ll Guide Your Understanding of Solar Cells

IntroductionThe versatility in the availability of semiconductor materials for PV applications is the ability to alter their conductive properties. To do so, one must have an understanding of the basics of semiconductor technology and what they’re comprised of. In addition, conductivity can also be varied through the alteration in

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Harvesting Massive Amounts of Power: A Look into Solar Farms and Grid-Connected PV Power Plants

What is a Solar Farm?Solar farms are made up of PV modules, inverters, Power Conditioning Unit, and grid-connection equipment. They are made to supply electricity to the power grid and are mostly owned by utility companies to supply power in their areas of coverage. The following image depicts a

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Understanding the Factors That Affect Photovoltaic Performance

IntroductionWith growing use of solar PV technology, it is essential that the efficiency and performance of systems are given high priority. In order to do so, it is a must to understand what affects the performance of PV modules and in what way. There are parameters that define the performance

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An Introduction to Electrodynamics

In physics, an important relation that has been derived is that between electricity and magnetism. Early physicists used to think that electricity and magnetism are two different concepts. But in 1873, a Scottish scientist named James Clerk Maxwell published his ‘A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism’ which stated that positive

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Solar Radiation: A closer look at the Sun as a source of Energy

Energy is found all around us and has different sources. One of the main sources of energy on Earth is the sun. In fact, it can be said that the energy from the sun is the original source of most of the energy found on Earth. How? It is well-known

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The Invention of Solar Paint

IntroductionUp until now, traditional photovoltaic solar panel systems have been the lifeblood of the solar industry, as they are a well-proven technology which saves a lot of money for homeowners. However, sometimes the hassle and expenses associated with rooftop panel installations drive people away from adopting solar power. This has

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Storing Solar Power: An Insight Into Batteries

Introduction: On and off-grid systems and the need for batteriesPhotovoltaic systems can be classified as on-grid and off-grid. On-gridsystems are hybrid systems where the electricity grid and the PV system both act as the sources of power. Mostly, residential PV systems are on-grid systems. If the solar panels are producing

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The Integration of Two Renewable Technologies: An EV and The PV

IntroductionElectric vehicles with greater advantages of no noise, no pollution, energy saving, and carbon dioxide emissions reduction are power-driven vehicles with moving motor drive wheels. In order to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution, solar electric vehicles can do this. Research and application of solar electric vehicles as

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Impact of the Glare effect on the airport functionality

IntroductionIn the recent past years, as we all know that Climate change and Greenhouse gas emission are the worst hazards faced by the people. To mitigate this problem, the solar energy has come out as the greenest source of energy generation and the further research and development has led this

Industry & Policy

Solar Company Ahmedabad

IntroductionLocated on the western ghats of India, Gujarat is popularly known as the jewel of western India. The state stands sixth in the country in terms of geographical area. This and the climatic condition makes the state a favorable place for energy generation through solar. The state’s several initiatives

Finance

Solar Price in India Explained

Introduction: Scenario of Solar Energy in IndiaIndia is one of the leading countries of the world in terms of solar power with a massive installed capacity of 35,122 MW at the end of June, 2020. The Government of India had initially targeted to achieve an installed capacity of 20

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The New Era of PV Technology: Organic Solar cells

IntroductionTypically, traditional crystalline solar cells are made of silicon. Instead of silicon, an organic solar cell uses carbon-based materials and organic electronics to produce electricity from the sun as a semiconductor. “Plastic solar cells” or “polymer solar cells” are also sometimes referred to as organic cells. In their physical structure,

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Best Advice For Solar Inverters That You’ll Need

IntroductionSolar panels are always equipped with an inverter because they’re one of the most important components of the system. Selecting an inverter can either make or break the efficiency of the system. So it is important to be equipped with the right knowledge on inverters that are used for

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Health and Safety concerns related to PV systems

IntroductionAs it can be renewable, sustainable, reliable and clean, the photovoltaic industry has proven to be an increasing and advantageous source of power. Important improvements have been made in the materials used and the manufacturing processes to reduce costs and to avoid possible problems caused by certain hazardous materials. However,

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The Repair and Diagnosis of PV Modules

IntroductionIf you’ve installed the right Solar PV system configuration, then you’ll enjoy the comfort of having smooth power at home. But there are many transitions, conversions and distances it travels before it reaches the electrical appliances. Before giving final output, the solar energy experiences many conversions and the

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A Bifurcation between ON and OFF Grid PV system

IntroductionHomes and businesses are by far the most common and widely used on-grid or grid-tie solar systems. These systems do not need batteries and are connected to the public electricity grid, using either solar inverters or micro-inverters. Any excess solar power you generate is exported to the electricity grid and

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The Solar angles: An important factor for improving the power conversion efficiency

IntroductionA solar energy is one of the most prominent renewable energy source in India. The solar panel’s output efficiency at max is ~22% and it heavily depends upon various internal and external factors. To begin with, solar angles are one of the crucial external factors to be considered while

Industry & Policy

Solar Rooftops India

IntroductionThe various research works on fossil fuels suggest only one important thing as their bottom line – “Fossil fuels are not available infinitely inside the Earth’s crust and they are going to dry up in the upcoming 60-70 years”. Hence all over the world, it caused the massive acceptance of

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The Journey of an Element that converts Solar energy into Electricity

IntroductionSolar panel technology is advancing rapidly with greater efficiency and lower prices resulting in a huge increase in demand. However, despite the massive advancements in technology, basic solar panel construction hasn’t changed much over the years. Most solar panels are still composed of a series of silicon crystalline cells

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Solar arrays for the Spacecrafts

IntroductionThe concept of using solar energy directly from space and then beaming this energy to Earth was first introduced in the late 1960s. The main advantage of placing solar cells in space is that they can utilize 99% of solar energy for 24 hours a day. In this article, solar

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Integral Part of Solar Panels: The Power Optimizers

IntroductionTo begin with, the dystopian danger of fossil fuel’s depletion has started to become a real threat in day to-day life. To mitigate this threat, industries from all over the world are moving towards more sustainable energy sources and from all those energy options PV and wind are the

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The BIPV system:The Perfect amalgamation of Urban development and Energy generation

IntroductionBuilding Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) is a branch of Photovoltaic (PV) system that describe the process of using building parts to generate energy, the building materials serve their construction purpose and use to generate energy concurrently. It is an integration of PV into the building envelop rather than using separate mounting

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A Clean Way to Power the Future: An Introduction to Solar Energy

Introduction to Energy Sources and Solar PowerHuman beings have always depended on different sources of energy to survive. We have been using firewood to keep ourselves warm, charcoal to cook our food, and petroleum and natural gas for transportation for a long time. Over the years, however, these conventional sources

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3 Processes That Function a Solar Cell and Why You Should Know Them!

IntroductionWhen light hits a solar cell, current is generated. How does this happen? In simple words, the sun’s energy is converted into electrical energy. The science behind this conversion process helps us understand the principles of a solar cell. This will further guide us in understanding the factors that