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2.1.5 Energy and Its Units ‘Energy’ as quantity can be represented in several units. One of the basic units of energy is called ‘joule’ and it is abbreviated as ‘J’. One joule of energy is equal to energy expended (or work done) in applying a force of one newton through a distance of one meter. […]

Renewable energy is becoming increasingly important in India, and there are many distance learning courses available to help you learn more about this field. Whether you’re interested in solar power, wind energy, or other forms of renewable energy, there are plenty of options to choose from. Here are our top 5 picks for renewable energy […]

A single solar cell does not produce enough power (voltage and current) to operate the load and, therefore, many cells are connected together to make a PV module. The PV modules are available in wattage rating of 3 Wp to 300 Wp. A PV module is characterized by several parameters including Isc, Voc, Im, Vm, […]

Introduction to Energy and Solar Photovoltaic Energy – Part1 In this modern world energy has become an integral part of our daily life. One cannot think of living a single day without the use of energy in one form or other. We use energy in cooking our food, cooling our spaces, travelling from one point […]

A solar PV module is a collection of solar cells, mainly connected in series. These combinations of Solar Cell provide higher power than a single solar cell. The PV modules are available in the power rating range from 3 watt to 300 watt. They really from the basic building block of PV systems as power […]

A solar cell is a semiconductor device that convert solar energy into electrical energy directly without going through any immediate energy conversion steps. It is a fundamental block of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. Many solar cells are connected together to form solar PV modules. Several solar PV modules are connected together to make PV array […]

Batteries, as electrical energy storage medium, are very important and delicate part of standalone solar PV systems. They are important because without energy storage, a solar PV system will not be able to deliver the energy to the load when there is no sunlight. In the case of standalone systems, we need electrical energy for […]

Basics of Electricity We use electricity for our daily needs. Without using electricity , it is difficult to live even for a single day. Therefore, it is important for us to know some basics about electricity, its terminology, how to measure electricity, etc. All the readers of this manual are expected to be a technician […]

1.7   Introducing Solar Energy 93 million miles from Earth, our sun is multiple times the size of our planet. With a width of 865,000 miles, a surface temperature of 5,600°C (over 10,000°F), and a center temperature of 15,000,000°C, it is an enormous mass of consistent atomic movement. Straightforwardly or in a roundabout way, our sun […]

1.6   Public Policy Choices The last two parts of this investigation consider the government upholds the turn of events and organization of solar innovations. Such help is commonly advocated as a reaction to two market disappointments: the information overflows related with principal research and with experience increased through sending, and the environmental spillovers related with […]