Solar Arrays Advantages And Disadvantages

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

World is moving towards the greener sources of energy to make the planet pollution free and environment friendly. The major utilization of these sources with grid integration is the challenging task. It is therefore Distribution Generation particularly single phase rooftop Photo Voltaic system are major research area for grid integration, since these sources have huge opportunity of generation near load terminal. The rooftop application involving single phase Distribution Generation’s fed with Photo Voltaic source can be not only utilized for household use but the excess energy can be transferred to the grid through proper control scheme and adequate hardware.
Photo Voltaic systems can generate high voltages. Safety is therefore very important in order to avoid accidents and damage of expensive components and equipment. For safety reasons, solar arrays are normally earthed, either by placing a matrix of metal in the ground under the array, or by using conventional earth rods. It is normally not necessary to protect solar array from direct lightning strikes, provided that their mounting structure is well earthed. However, inverters or other electronics controls connected to the array should be protected. Blocking diodes are installed in solar arrays to prevent reverse current flows into

A storage battery is a reservoir, which may be used repeatedly for storing energy. Energy is charged and drained from the reservoir in the form of electricity, but it is stored as chemical energy. The most common storage battery is the lead-acid battery that is widely used in automobiles. They represent about 60% of all batteries sold worldwide and are usually more economical and have a high tolerance for abuse. Lead-acid batteries are inexpensive, relatively safe and easily recyclable, but have a low energy-to-weight ratio, which is a serious limitation when trying to build lightweight