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Using solar energy through an UPS
The solar panel produces electrical energy from the sunlight. Every year millions of Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) are sold; Therefore, their cost has decreased. You can use an UPS to store electrical energy from solar panels in the day. The stored energy can be used later, when necessary. UPSs made by good companies come with a warranty, which also covers their batteries.
Solar UPS systems take electricity directly from solar panels for charging their batteries. They have a charging controller that decides how to charge the battery. When solar power is available, it becomes the first choice. The second option for charging is to use power from house wiring. When power goes out, some LED lamps can be run by the UPS. Output from the UPS is at 230 volt. Therefore, we can run some common devices using UPS. You can charge your cell phone, recharge a tablet computer or laptop.
The website http://www.batterystuff.com/ helps you to discover the size of the battery needed for a given purpose. The article at http://www.wholesalesolar.com/solar-information/charge-controller-article tells you how a Charge Controller Works. http://www.amazon.in/Sukam-Solar-inverter-Brainy-1100va/dp/B01A1H2JTQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493128568&sr=8-1&keywords=solar+ups gives you information about one model of a solar UPS.
The LED revolution has made small size solar installations attractive. This type of installation can easily give five hours of light per day through a 5-watt LED. It can also give enough energy to charge one or two cell phones every day. This will be a boon for most rural families. The solar UPS can function without an electricity connection. So far people in villages have been suffering from power cuts. Solar UPSs will make it easy for them to deal with power cuts. Using a solar UPS for lighting provides significant advantages for small shops. Solar energy systems can be useful for street lighting in remote locations. Reliable lighting in rural hospitals from an UPS would be very valuable.
The UPS market in India is already worth several thousand crores per year; but it provides services to large-scale urban clients. Solar UPS units in rural areas are practically absent. Selling and installing solar UPS systems will soon become a big business. This business will create several lakhs of jobs over the entire country.
