6. Uses of Solar Energy in Daily Life
Home Appliances
Installation of solar panels in the home premises is gaining popularity. This is because solar panels generate electricity from
an inexhaustible source—the sun. The energy generated can be used to power home appliances such as TVs, fans,
computers and even heavy machinery. Solar installation can be an expensive investment up front, however, it can save you
a lot of money in the long run.
Solar Heating
If electricity generation is not on your cards, then you may use solar panels as a heating system. The thermal energy
generated by the panels can be used for many applications such as heating water, swimming pools or even a room.
Further, solar heating systems can be used to heat an entire building as well.
Solar Cooking
Instead of using conventional resources for cooking purposes, you can use solar cookers. The things you need to adopt
solar cooking include a pan, box, cooking bag, duct tape, aluminum foil, Styrofoam and thermometer. A solar cooking setup
is a great investment as you do not have to depend on any fuel such as coal or gas.
Solar Charging
Charging devices such as mobiles and laptops are a part of our daily overheads. The devices can only function as long as
they are charged. Thereafter, you must manually connect them to a power source. This can be even more challenging
when you are in a remote place with a limited supply of electricity. Alternatively, solar chargers can harness the sun’s
radiation and meet your device’s requirements anytime and anywhere.
7. Health care system
Healthcare is an energy-intensive industry. Clinics, laboratories, medical wards, etc.
require electricity for lighting, operating medical devices, refrigerating medicines,
and other critical functions. This high energy demand has three primary effects:
1. Enormous electricity bills
2. High greenhouse gas emissions
3. Absolute dependency on unreliable resources
Switching to solar energy can help hospitals mitigate all three of these effects
1. Accommodates energy-intensive sites
Sophisticated systems and equipment of the hospitals require an uninterrupted
flow of electricity to perform a surgery or diagnosis. Most of the observation
machines like monitors and ventilators run for 24X7. Solar energy can
accommodate this huge requirement through heavy-duty PV systems.
8. 2. Eco-friendly
if a hospital is entirely dependent on non-renewable sources such as
coal and petrol then it will cause unnecessary emission of greenhouse
gases, which has an adverse effect on the environment.
Solar energy keeps the environment clean and hospitals can earn green
building certifications and recognitions.
3. Ease of installation
A hospital often has a good rooftop and parking area available. There
are various installation options like ground-mounted PV systems and
can also go with BIPV (Building Integrated Photo Voltaic) systems in the
carport area.
9. 4. Reducing electricity bills
One of the most important benefits of solar energy is, it can stop your
sky-high electricity bills. Once a PV system is installed, you can be
carefree for the next 25 years, it’ll drastically reduce the electricity bills
in the long run.
DG sets and expensive inverters – the temporary solutions harm
mother nature by making the air toxic. There’s no better time for
hospitals to switch from conventional electricity production to sun-to-
socket production.
20. Solar Battery charger
• A solar charger is a device that uses sunlight to generate electricity.
• This electricity is then used to charge electrical devices, including cell
phones, laptops, car batteries, reading lights, and personal fans.
• They are generally portable.
21. • Benefits of Solar Electric Battery Charging
1. Clean, Quiet, & Easy to use. -Solar panels consume no fuel and give
off no waste.
2. Solar Power Maximizes Battery Life. Solar panels generate pure D.C.
electricity when exposed to sunlight.
3. Electrical Independence.
4. Low Maintenance.
5. It's Safe and Reliable
30. REMOTE MONITORING
• Solar power plant monitoring is a system by which we can
continuously monitor the working behavior of our solar plant
remotely with less human efforts.
• Smart solar monitoring system is a collection of hardware and
software which provide the complete solution of the solar plant.
31. • Features of Solar Power Plant Monitoring System Includes:
1. Automatic reporting
2. Performance ratio and Monitoring
3. Alerts get raised on abnormal behavior of the system
4. Customized dashboard
5. Real time analysis of overall system
