Customized Hybrid Solar Solutions in Pakistan

Solar technology has been advancing substantially for the past few decades since its invention in the 1960s by Bell Laboratories. Companies are now investing more resources in manufacturing efficient, robust, and reliable inverters that can yield electricity with more efficacy and are usable for multiple purposes. On-grid solar solutions and off-grid solar solutions both have their ups and downs. The on-grid system is inexpensive and allows you to sell surplus electricity produced by your system via net metering. The off-grid system gives you an uninterrupted supply of electricity even during blackouts until the batteries run out of the stored current. The cons of these systems significantly reduce the reliability leading the manufacturers to produce a system that could overcome the problems of both the aforementioned solar systems. The resulting solution had all the good qualities of both on-grid and off-grid systems, and the consumers could use it as both. The system is named Hybrid Solar System because of its hybrid properties.

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What is a Hybrid Solar System?

A hybrid solar panel system has combined properties of both the off-grid and grid-tie systems and has the advantageous features of both the other solutions. You can use it with grid connection, with solar batteries, or with both. If it is connected to the solar batteries only, it will work as an off-grid solar system. If there is only a grid connection, it will act as a grid-tie solar system. If it is attached to batteries as well as the grid, it will work as a hybrid system.

Components of a Hybrid solar solution

A hybrid solar panel system has the following components:

• Solar Panels
• Solar Inverters
• Grid Connection
• Solar Batteries
• DC connectors
• Connection wires 

How Does a Hybrid System Works?

We can divide the energy generation process of a Hybrid Solar system into the following parts:

• Energy Generation in PV Cells
• Energy Conversion
• Electricity Supply
• Electricity Storage
• Net Metering Process 

Electricity Generation

The solar panels made of silicon wafers generate electricity. These silicon atoms have loose electrons. When the solar radiations fall on the solar panels, they excite the loose electrons, and they start moving in a circuit. Their motion causes the generation of electrical current. A network of connecting wires quickly transfers the electric current to the Hybrid inverter for further operations. These wires are highly conductible with minimum resistance, so the transmission is done with minimal energy loss.

Energy Conversion

The energy produced in the PV cells is in the form of Direct Current that the home appliances cannot use. The inverter makes the current usable by changing it to an Alternating Current with an average of 240V. For managing all the input and output operations to ensure the proper working of the system, it is also called the brain of the solar panel system.  

Energy Supply

The electricity is transmitted to the inverter and the main house supply through very conductive electric wires. It makes sure that there is minimal to no loss of electricity during the transmission. The energy is stored depending upon the usage. If more appliances are in use, less electricity is stored.

Electricity Storage

The surplus electricity produced by the system has to be stored somewhere if you don’t want it to go to waste. Hybrid solar systems can save the excess current in solar batteries as well as the utility grid station.

Net Metering Process

Net metering in Pakistan is a mechanism that measures the electricity units supplied to the grid station. These units earn credits in return for the electricity supplied to the national grid. The credits adjust the bill amount and get discounts on the bill.

 Advantages

The benefits of a hybrid solar solution are:

Dual Functionality

The fact that you can use a hybrid system as both the on-grid and off-grid system is its ultimate advantage. It lets the hybrid solar panels system to be multifunctional by providing many independent options that are available as needed.

Reliability

These systems are most reliable because the hybrid functionality enables it to combat situations like a blackout, poor weather conditions and also allows it to export surplus electricity to the grid.

Environmental Conservation

Hybrid solutions, just like other solar systems, are an excellent way to conserve the environment and eradicate environmental degradation - a more severe threat than Covid-19. It reduces carbon footprints that helps decrease pollution, global warming, and positively impact the environment.

 

Sectors That Utilize Hybrid Solar System

Hybrid Solar Solutions are most practical, but it has found fewer users because of the cost and equipment required. The sectors that utilize Hybrid systems are as following:

Commercial Sector:

The chief consumer of the hybrid system is the commercial sector, as they require small batteries for their solar panel systems, which makes it very affordable.

Residential Sector:

Most of the domestic clients buy a hybrid system without batteries as they plan to install them later in the future. Those who afford the batteries get them with the rest of the system to benefit from dual functionality right away.

 

Still Need to Know More?

Hybrid systems are the most viable solution that you can buy with the help of SBP’s solar financing as well. These systems can be employed to gain multiple benefits at the same time as compared to other solar solutions. However, if you still have some unanswered questions or you need further information about buying a hybrid solar solution, you can have a conversation with a solar consultant. They will guide you through the whole procedure and how to obtain maximum benefits from your solar system.