Solar Energy Integrated System

What is solar systems integration?

Solar systems integration involves developing technologies and tools that allow solar energy onto the electricity grid, while maintaining grid reliability, security, and efficiency. For most of the past 100 years, electrical grids involved large-scale, centralized energy generation located far from consumers.

How can solar energy be integrated?

By 2030, as much as 80% of electricity could flow through power electronic devices. One type of power electronic device that is particularly important for solar energy integration is the inverter. Inverters convert DC electricity, which is what a solar panel generates, to AC electricity, which the electrical grid uses.

What is solar-grid integration?

Solar-grid integration is now a common practice in many countries of the world; as there is a growing demand for use of alternative clean energy as against fossil fuel . Global installed capacity for solar-powered electricity has seen an exponential growth, reaching around 290 GW at the end of 2016.

Should solar PV and wind be integrated?

Realising the full potential of expanding solar PV and wind requires proactive integration strategies. Between 2018 and 2023, solar PV and wind capacity more than doubled, while their share of electricity generation almost doubled. Maximising the benefits from increased solar PV and wind capacity requires effective integration into power systems.