Design of solar power inverter

The importance of using renewable sources such as solar power has gained greater impact. Solar energy is converted into voltage with the assist of pv (photovoltaic) cells. The photovoltaic module is capable of generating electric DC power, when the panel is exposed to sunlight. The pv (photovoltaic) effect is the basic process by which a pv cell converts light energy directly into electrical energy. A solar inverter or pv (photovoltaic) inverter converts variable DC output of the solar panel into a utility frequency AC. This energy is stored in batteries during daytime for the operation purpose whenever needed. A solar inverter is a common inverter but uses energy coming from the sun which is known as solar energy. This inverter feed the output power to the electricity grid by corresponding frequency. The frequency range in India is 50Hz and the frequency range in North America is 60Hz of the output AC power. The proposed system is intended to make use of solar energy for 160W load using an inverter. This type of solar inverter helps in changing the DC output of solar panel into AC power.