Solar powered lights
Solar powered lights in California
As we can see, solar power is not only used, to supply electricity to a home or sell it to the electric company. There are also other smaller applications, but, equally useful.
This installation provides lighting with solar lamps, for the parking lot of a restaurant. In total, 3 solar streetlights were installed, each consisting of a 40 Wp photovoltaic panel, a solar regulator, a 15 W low consumption light bulb and a 60 A battery.
The installation has an automatic on and off system that follows the astral calendar and it offers independent lighting for almost the entire night, during the summertime, while in winter, it has a 4 to 6 hour capacity. Maintenance free gel batteries, without lead acid, are used. 165 Wp is the installed power for an average consumption of 200 Wh/day.
There are other uses of solar power and, in general, solar energy and some can even be used in the day to day life, no matter where we live. There are, for instance, toys, flashlights, chargers for rechargeable batteries, chargers for mobile phones and other devices that are powered by mini-solar panels. There are even baby bottle heaters, solar ovens and stoves powered, exclusively, by solar energy, although, these, are mainly used in developing countries like India, where they had to find solutions to their growing power supply problems. In fact, in India, there is a dining room in a temple that feeds 18,000 people daily and uses only solar energy. There are 108 Scheffler reflectors and a solar concentrator specially designed to be easily built from materials available in almost any part of the world.
Solar power in Los Angeles
Solar power in os Angeles, California Here we show some of the components of a solar photovoltaic installation.
Photovoltaic energy in Miami
Photovoltaic and wind hybrid system in Miami, Florida Hybrid photovoltaic system powered by solar and wind energy. There are 6, 100 Wp photovoltaic plates, combined with a 400 Wp wind turbine.
Solar powered lights
Solar powered lights in California As we can see, solar power is not only used, to supply electricity to a home or sell it to the electric company. There are also other smaller applications, but, equally useful.
Rural electrification
Photovoltaic energy installation for an isolated dwelling in Florida What constitutes a photovoltaic system for a rural home?
Solar pumping
Solar pumping in Kansas Some farmers find themselves without electricity where they have their crops or their water intakes for irrigation, therefore, they need a generator to pump the water, but, there are other options.
Rural electricity supply
Solar photovoltaic installation in a home isolated from the grid in New Mexico 5 photovoltaic plates of 160 Wp each, were installed in a house without connection to the grid, to generate electricity. The installation also includes a solar regulator and stationary 24 V batteries, to accumulate the energy.
Photovoltaic energy in Arizona
PV installation in an isolated home, lived in year-round, in Arizona A photovoltaic system was requested for a home isolated from the grid, to feed the power consumption of the dwelling. With that in mind, 8 photovoltaic plates of 150 Wp each were installed in a field next to the house, in addition to a solar regulator, batteries and an inverter. The installed capacity is 1.2 kWp for an average consumption of 4.2 kW /day.
Rural electrification in Colorado
Installation for a single family home lived in year-round in Colorado. Rural electrification Autonomous photovoltaic system for daily use in single-family home with 10 plates of 125 W each, a solar regulator, 2 batteries of 12 V, a 2200 W inverter and a 8.6 kVA generator .
