Standards Code Specification Description International Standards Mandatory requirement SLS 1522 (2016) Sri Lanka Standards Code of Practice for Grid Connected PV Power Systems. This Technical Standards defines the minimal information and documentation required to be handed over to a customer following the installation of a grid connected PV system. This standard also describes the installation, testing and commissioning procedure and documentation expected to verify the safe installations and correct operation of the system. It is for use by system designers and installers of grid connected net energy metered solar PV systems as a template to provide effective documentation to a customer. By detailing the expected installation, testing & commissioning procedure, it is also intended to assist in the verification / inspection of a grid connected PV system after installation and for subsequent re-inspection, maintenance or modifications. Additional, it is written for grid con...
December 20, 2019 Jason Svarc What is AC or DC coupling? AC or DC coupling refers to the way solar panels are coupled or linked to an energy storage or battery system. The type of electrical connection between a solar array and a battery can be either Alternating Current (AC) or Direct Current (DC). AC is when the current flows rapidly forward and backwards (this is what the electricity grid uses to operate) and DC is where the current flows in one direction. Most electronic circuits use DC, while solar panels produce DC, and batteries store DC energy. However, most electrical appliances operate on AC. This is why all homes and businesses have AC circuits. DC can be converted to AC using an inverter but, as explained below some energy is always lost in the conversion. The Solar battery evolution Simple DC coupled solar battery systems were once used only for remote power systems and off-grid homes, but over the last decade inverter technology advanced rapidly and led to the devel...
Wind and solar are intermittent energy resources. Therefore, the energy supply from these resources is not predictable. In theory however, this situation can be solved easily. To get a constant power output from a solar or wind power system, it is only necessary to size the system larger and to store the surplus energy for later use. In practice, however, the solution is not so simple because large-scale Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are currently quite expensive. There are three emerging technologies in ESSs that could become viable for solar and wind in the near future. Smart batteries Thermal energy storage Hydrogen fuel cells Smart Batteries - this is perhaps the first ESS that comes to mind when the concept is mentioned. Moreover, it is in the limelight since the launch of the Tesla Powerwall. The principle is simple: surplus generation from solar or wind power systems is stored in batteries and used when it is needed or when it is considered convenient. Batteries equipp...
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