A New Approach to the Installation of Solar Panels

Abstract

The need for electric energy, which is an indispensable part of life, is increasing with each passing day in parallel to the developments in technology. However, the fact that costs rise in meeting these needs, and that damage is done to nature while energy is being obtained bring clean energy sources such as solar and wind energies to the agenda. On the other hand, the possibility that birds, though slightly, may suffer when wind is used as a source of energy renders solar energy more environment-friendly and important. Therefore, the use of solar panels is increasing rapidly. Solar panels, which, with their increased power capacity, are used in homes, country cottages, street lighting, meeting the electricity needs of public buildings, garden lighting and irrigation systems, are especially used in meeting the energy needs in specific remote locations. In this study, a new approach was suggested in the selection of material to be used in solar panel systems in country cottages. In the suggested approach, the panels are connected in two different groups taking into consideration the hours of usage of the loads that will consume the electricity. One of these groups is used to meet instant needs whereas the other is used to charge the battery. In this way, fewer solar panels are needed compared with the conventional calculation method. Moreover, the number of batteries needed by the system is also reduced. As a result, the number of solar panels and battery-related costs can be reduced. The proposed system was tried in a country cottage in the province of Konya in Turkey in the months of July and August and it was seen that the system was able to meet its energy need from photovoltaic panels and batteries without the network.