SOLAR TECHNOLOGY , FACTORS AFFECTING ITS PERFORMANCE AND ITS POTENTIAL MARKET IN INDIA

Solar Energy is a renewable energy which is capable of generating thousands of MW of electricity. Developing countries like INDIA have framed policies inorder to help the genral public participate in this "GO SOLAR" movement. On one hand providing subsidies etc. is increasing the people's participation in this. While on the other, people are not able to optimize their systems due to lack of technical knowledge and awarness. India is capable of generating GW of solar power. However due to faulty installation process or by lack of self checking is decreasing the output of this potential market. Various government Ministries like the MNRE are training various groups of people. The paper aims to cultivate a good feeling about Solar Power in the minds of the reader. It tells us that how much untapped solar energy is available in India. It gives an insight about the advantages of solar energy and how one has to follow certain standards and methodologies to bring out the best in an installed system. It highlights the best suppliers and their performance quality of waffers. It gives the layout of an ON-Grid System and the procedures like wiring,earthing,connections etc. to be followed inorder to smoothly operate the system. The functions and standards of each and every component like inverts , Panels , mounted structure etc. used are given here with respective to various Power Outputs. In this manner a person does not get cheated while buying products from the market and is well aware about the technique of setting up the Panels. For example Panel efficiency is often seen by looking at the parameters such as short circuit voltage , open circuit voltage etc. while buying. This indicates the performance factor. If this data is not convincing then type test certificates can be obtained whick would then give a clear idea about the waffers or Panels. The ranges of the Panel parameters are also given. It also tells the main factors which need to be taken into consideration while maximizing the output of these cells like the percentage atmospheric absorption , Air mass etc. This helps in estimating the output of an installation from a given area