{"id":1304,"date":"2013-12-20T06:13:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T11:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electricsaver1200.com\/blog\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2017-02-24T13:10:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T18:10:16","slug":"solar-array-system-and-how-it-is-affected-by-power-factor-capacitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.electricsaver1200.com\/blog\/solar-array-system-and-how-it-is-affected-by-power-factor-capacitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Array System and How It Is Affected By Power Factor Capacitor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SolarSolar energy is becoming among the most sought after energy sources. This is attributed to the energy being green, renewable, and also having no monthly power bills. The uptake of solar power is evident from the increase in the number of solar array systems. This is basically an arrangement of photovoltaic (PV) panels that have been joined to form a larger panel. A larger array acts as a power factor capacitor since the voltage and current is increased substantially. The solar array can either be off-f grid or grid fed. Off-grid system is the most common system and can either be fed directly into the electrics or stored in batteries.
\nPower Factor and Energy Losses<\/strong><\/p>\n

There has been tremendous improvement in solar power technology. This can mainly be seen in the photovoltaic panels which come with long lifetime warranty of as many as 25 years. However, just like other sources of electricity, solar power systems are greatly affected by power factor. This is basically the ratio of the real power and the apparent power. Real power is the actual power that reaches a device while apparent power is what should be ideal. It is basically the product of voltage and amperes. High power factor is always desired, it simply means there are less power losses within the electrical circuit or device.<\/p>\n