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Wave Power Tracking and Optimizing TM (WPTO)

The Natural question to everybody's mind  would be

Why should I use Solar ?

This question has been answered to a great detail by many which boils down to the following

1. Environmental Impact

2. Financial Benefits

3. Energy Independence

Energy Independence is still a question mark since many applications which use solar energy depend on non renewable energy sources for sustained operation throughout the year. For e.g it's normal to see solar panels which heat up water for domestic usage, but the grouse of many users is it does not provide hot water when required i.e during rainy conditions and cold seasons. Another example is solar UPS system wherein the charging is not at all effective during cloudy conditions or rainy conditions, thereby using grid supply to charge the battery, thus creating a big gap of energy independence.

Also the conventional charging systems available in the market do not utilize the solar energy fully and effectively. Now the next question would definitely be HOW ? Read on

When a conventional controller is charging a discharged battery, it simply connects the Solar Panel modules directly to the battery. This forces the Solar panel modules to operate at battery voltage, typically not the ideal operating voltage at which the Solar  Panel modules are able to produce their maximum available power. The PV Module Power/Voltage/Current graph shows the traditional Current/Voltage curve for a typical 75W module at standard test conditions of 25°C cell temperature and 1000W/m2 of insolation. This graph also shows PV module power delivered vs module voltage. For the example shown, the conventional controller simply connects the module to the battery and therefore forces the module to operate at 12V. By forcing the 75W module to operate at 12V the conventional controller artificially limits power production to 53W. (Courtesy : Blue Sky Energy)

From this it is clear that even though the Solar Panels are much more capable, the available solutions  do not use them to their capacity which is a loss to the user who would be thinking his solar panel is getting utilized to it's capacity.

The following questions pop up in the user minds

1. Can we utilize the solar panels to it's MAX capacity ?

2. Can Solar panels be used in cloudy conditions ?

The answer is a big YES !!!!!!

using the to be patented Wave Power Tracking and Optimizing (WPTO) system from Wave Design systems

 

Wave Power Tracking & Optimizing is a microcontroller controlled DC/DC step down converter used by a solar power system to charge a 12v battery. It steps the higher solar panel voltage down to the charging voltage of the battery. The microprocessor tries to maximize the watts input from the solar panel by controlling the step down ratio to keep the solar panel operating at its Maximum Power Point (MPP).

In simple terms I always get the max output from the panel irrespective of the conditions outside on the panel be it extremely hot or cloudy or moderate conditions, which makes my charging of the battery complete faster than before and making my solar systems more efficient and my independence on the State provided electricity system.

What are the available solutions from Wave Design Systems 

1. Complete Solar system including the Wave Power Tracking & Optimizing (WPTO) controller with Pure Sine Wave inverter system starting from 1KVA capacity upto 3KVA.

The solar panel starts with 100W and can go upto 500 W depending on the electricity needs of the user. Can run upto 5 tubelights, 2 TV's, 1 Mixer(short time), Any electronic equipment like Blu Ray or DVD players, Laptops etc.

2.  Existing inverter users can be retrofit with Solar panels and WPTO controller to charge directly using Solar energy.

Read my other blog on the Pure Sine Wave Inverter used in combo to make a Grid Inter Tie system

For Further Details Please Contact


wavedesignsystems@gmail.com