A Study on Integration of Solar Energy Sources

Authors

  • Sarfraz Ahmed Visiting Faculty, Department of Electrical Engineering, Rattan Institute of Technology and Management, Palwal, Haryana, India

Abstract

As due to continuously industrialization and urbanization, demand of electrical energy around world is continuously increasing. Present available base load plants which are working on conventional fuels are not able to meet this increased demand of energy. So, renewable energy assets (RERs) can be used to meet the demands of electrical energy and supply power required to fulfill energy demand. There are some remote areas where continuous supply of energy by conventional means is not possible in these areas, some small energy generation plant can set up by using RERs, which will meet daily energy demands. Use of sunlight for generation of electrical power is the most significant, more reliable, long lasting, eco-friendly, and less polluting form of renewable form of energy, because of all these properties solar energy, solar systems are widely used for generation of electrical power in different parts of world.

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2021-06-01

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2021)

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