Grid-Tied residential solar electric systems

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If you want your domestic electricity bills to get lower, grid tied residential solar electric system is the best option available to you. Grid system embedded with photovoltaic cells uses electricity to make homes brighter like always and reduce billing frustration. In this article we try to present certain benefits of Grid-tied residential solar electric system. For the working of grid-tied, solar panels disconnect switch and an inverter is needed. It helps in switching off the grid incase it goes down. Disconnect is connected with the inverter and then towards the main electrical panel. Therefore when sun is bright, the electric meter moves and captures light, and solar plant convert it into electric energy.

Another advantage is it’s cheap after installation services. If added once, its maintenance is free and it can function for many years. On the other hand, battery based system requires more maintenance and further creates difficulty. If battery gets any problem, 4 to 5000 dollars are required for getting it fixed. At the same time battery may not tolerate load of all electrical appliances working inside the home. For proper working of grid-tied residential solar energy system, two components are needed, inverter and photovoltaic module. During the day time from 9 am to 3 pm, photovoltaic cell is at its best and it directly takes sunlight and converts them into electricity. While converter, converts that electricity and make it in a form useable by other home appliances. Various forms of energies are produced for every appliance, each one fulfilling their requirements.

Numerous homes have their electricity grids, which works in collaboration with the grid-tied solar electric system. They fulfill the requirements of the electricity at any instant. The excess electricity (produced by photovoltaic cells during day time) don’t go waste, rather it is taken by the grid. This excess energy becomes useable during night time or on cloudy days in the absence of sun. The ultimate benefit of this grid-tied residential solar electric system is its security aspect. The grid attached store all additional energy to be available in case of bad weather condition. This ask for less maintenance and less hassle as compared to traditional battery system

The main components which are required for grid-tied residential solar electric system includes solar panel; which is used to collect solar energy and convert into direct power. A combiner box combines all solar panel connections together. Then there is DC breaker Box; it turn solar system off after notifying, inverter is used to collect direct current ands convert them for household use. Finally the Grid Disconnect, which stops any electricity flow between solar plant and electrical system. As far as the cost of grid tied is concerned, it largely depends upon the kind of components used plus labor cost.