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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Solar panel

Solution both economically and ecologically, the installation of solar energy to convert sunlight into electricity that will operate various equipment in your home at a lower cost solar energy is used for heating water circuits or for part of the heating of the house. In case of high production you can even sell that electricity to EDF.


What is a solar panel?

The photovoltaic panel is composed of small photovoltaic cells, which contain silicon. These cells store solar radiation and convert it into electricity. The solar panels produce DC. An inverter is required to convert this current into alternating current, which will make the energy produced can be used by our current electrical network and the EDF.

The amount of electricity produced is dependent on the power of the solar panel, but also to its positioning. To capture maximum sun panels must be tilted 40 to 50 degrees and be facing south. Nothing should hide (large trees, buildings ...). They can be fixed to the ground near the house, disposed in awnings, placed on a terrace or integrated in the roof.

In general, solar collectors are glazed but there are also sensors vacuum tube for better performance with less sunlight, however, they are more expensive to purchase.

If the house is not connected to network EDF plan solar batteries to store the energy produced by the panels. Attention these batteries wear out very quickly, so it will involve a solar controller which significantly extend their lifespan.


Climatic zones and photovoltaic panels

In Ile de France 1m ² of solar panels produce about 200kWh per year, or 40 liters of hot water per day. Needs for hot water solar covers 40-60% of needs in the north and 60 to 80% in the South.

Before anything else, make an accurate assessment of your needs in electricity consumption that will give you an estimate of the size of the required sensors. This depends on the sunlight in your area, the orientation of your home, the number of people who live there etc ... The energy savings are possible, however, interesting, investment remains important to equip; Luckily aid are available: check with the ADEME that will help you in your efforts. Indeed, the installation of photovoltaic panels entitles the tax credit if they are placed by approved companies.

Always contact qualified professionals who have subscribed to the quality charter "QualiPV", which will save you some disappointment. Finally, note that since 1 March 2010, installers must obtain a certificate of conformity CONSUEL before commissioning the installation to verify that all is well with current electrical standards.

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