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Solar Photovoltics (PV) Home Lights

Solar home lighting system
solar home lighting system - Inverter

Configuration
This is a fixed indoor lighting system and consists of solar PV, module, battery and balance of systems.  It is supplied under the following configurations as per specifications of MNRE :

* 1 light   * 2 lights   * 1 light & 1 fan   * 2 lights & 1 fan   * 4 lights.

The luminaires used in the above systems comprise compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) of 7 W / 9 W / 11 W capacity which consume less energy but give illumination equivalent to 25 / 40 / 60 W capacity conventional incandescent lamps respectively; The fan is of DC type with less than 20 W rating. One Battery of 12 V, 40 / 75 Ah capacity is also provided with SPV modules of    37 Wp / 74 Wp as required. The system will work for about 4 hours daily, if charged regularly.  The capacity and rating of different models are as follows:

Model No
Module Capacity CFL rating Fan Capacity Battery capacity
1
18 W
7 W
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20 Ah
2
37 W
9 W
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40 Ah
3
37 W
9 W
20 W
40 Ah
4
74 W
11 W
20 W
75 Ah
5
74 W
11 W
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75 Ah

Potential for use:
Individuals:Home / office lighting in residential / buildings, farmhouses
Institutions / Industries / Local bodies: Parking areas, porticos, canteens, guest houses, toilets, Office lighting, Group houses, Community centers, corridors, places of worship etc.

Cost
Tentative cost of the systems range from Rs.8,000 for model-1 to Rs.25,000 for model-5. 

Source: www.teda.gov.in

Contact us

Professor and Head,
Department of Bio-Energy,
TNAU, Coimbatore-641003.
Phone: 0422-6611276
Email: bioenergy@tnau.ac.in

 

 

 

 

Updated on: Sept, 2015

 
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