Explain why it would be necessary for a home using solar energy to have some type of an energy storage divice.

July 25, 2009 by admin · 2 Comments
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2 Responses to “Explain why it would be necessary for a home using solar energy to have some type of an energy storage divice.”
  1. no_such_reality says:
    July 26, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    Because of night.

    The sun sets and does not shine for part of the day, that’s the primary reason. The secondary reason is because rainy and cloudy days may not provide enough sunlight.

    When sun doesn’t shine, the solar panel don’t make electricity so the electricity has to be stored for the night or rainy days or it has to be hooked up to the power grid for those same periods.

    On cloudy days, the panels make less electricity.

  2. R P says:
    July 27, 2009 at 12:05 am

    The storage is to provide energy when the solar panel doesn’t get enough light (due to weather or nightfall).

    Storage also helps level out the power sent to appliances and inverters, preventing damage due to too much or too little energy from the panels.

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