Comparison of PV systems for a household

Abstract

From ancient times to the present day, the most human concern is energy which maintains and develops human life. With the coming running out of non – renewable fossil fuels and the rapid growth of human energy demand, renewable energy resources also known as sustainable energy resources have been considered as one of the most important global challenges. Moreover, renewable energy resources have been used widely to increase the share of electricity generated which is an invaluable way to increase energy security and supply while reducing environmental risks associated with the growing demand for electricity.1 In this project, the renewable energy I focus is solar energy. Photovoltaic (PV) is the solar technology that I want to use in this project to compare two PV systems which are own-consumption PV system and standalone PV system, to design suitable PV system for household. After comparison between two PV systems, I choose standalone PV system for household because of having advantage of economy and environment.