Application of solar Energy

Water heaters
Air heaters
Solar drying and power generation
Solar tower concept (solar plant)
Solar cooling
Solar pump
 Water heaters Natural circulation

circulation is density difference

Solar water heating system can save 1500 units of
electricity every year for every 1000 litres per day of
solar water heating
 Water heater Forced circulation

used in hospitals & industries

BHEL manufacturing large size solar water heater
10,000 litre capacity solar water heater 300 days at 60*
saves 30,000 litres of diesel
 Solar Distillation
Safe drinking water is scarce in arid, semiarid and coastal areas

Production rate is 3 lt/m2/day in a well designed still

Central salt and Marine chemicals Research Institute ( CSMCRI), Gujarat
Solar wax melter
 Solar Photovoltaic System

1.Autonomous Solar Photovoltaic system or Stand alone Solar

Photovoltaic system.

2. Grid Connected PV system.

a) Without Battery.
b) With Battery.

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Simple Block Diagram of Standalone SPV system

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Typical Grid Tied System (Battery less)

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Typical Grid Tied System with Battery
Backup

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Solar pump

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Solar Air heater

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Solar Air heater

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 Solar crop drying

High moisture crops are pone to fungus infection, attack by insects

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 Solar thermal power plants
Low, medium and high temperature cycle
Fuel is either methyl chloride or butane boiling temperature is upto 90
degree

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Synthetic oil flow in absorption tube

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