SOLAR

POWER

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What is Solar Power?

What are Solar Panels?
Structure of a solar panel
Photovoltaic system and CSP
Power shortage in Pakistan
Worldwide usage
And how solar panels can help save
Pakistan from the Power crisis!

SOLAR POWER

Solar power means the power

obtained from the sun
Its a renewable source of energy
Solar power is used as a driving
force via solar cells or CSP.
CSP is concentrated solar power

SOLAR PANELS
Solar panels are a
small part of a
large photovoltaic
system.
Also called
photovoltaic cells
or solar modules.
Solar cells are
made up of waferbased crystalline
silicon cells.
These cells can

STRUCTURE OF A SOLAR PANEL

Protection Layer:Usually
made from glass, though in
thin-film modules this can also
be transparent plastic.
Front Contact:The electric
contact at the front, has to be
transparent, as otherwise, light
would not get into the cell.
Absorption Material:The
heart of the module is the layer
where the light is absorbed and
converted into electric current.
All materials used are
semiconductors.
Metal back contact:A
conductor at the back
completes the electric circuitry.
Laminate Film:A laminate
ensures that the structure is

BASIS OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC
SYSTEM
A photovoltaic
system works on
the principle of
the Photoelectric
Effect.
The electrons flow
from the n-type
region to the ptype region
creating a
potential
difference.

Sunlight

Conversion
to AC
Voltage

Supply to
concerned
device

Solar cells

Formation of
DC voltage

Inverter

Storage of
DC in a
battery

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER

Concentrated solar power

is a photovoltaic system
sans the solar cells.
It is also
calledconcentrating solar
power,concentrated
solar thermal or CSP.
This system uses mirrors
or lenses to concentrate
sunlight onto a small
area.
CSP is used to drive heat
turbines.

Sunlight

Mirrors/lenses

Concentration
upon small area

Electrical power
generator

Thermal energy
used to drive a
heat engine

Conversion of
solar energy into
thermal energy

Electrical Energy

It

usually refers to the shortage of oil, electricity or

other natural resources.

An

power crisis is any great shortfall in the

supply of energy to an economy.

TOTAL INSTALLED ELECTRICALCAPACITY

THERMAL POWER
Guddu Power Station in Sindh
Upgrade three units at Guddu Power
Station to restore 75 megawatts
generation capacity
Ensure compliance with Pakistani and
U.S. environmental regulations
BIN QASIM THERMAL POWER
STATION
1260 MW Bin Qasim Thermal Power
Project

NUCLEAR POWER
Karachi Nuclear Power
Complex (KANUPP)
(Nuclear power provides
about 3% of total electric
power production in
Pakistan.)
It completed its 30 years
design life on December 5,
2002

HYDRO POWER
Tarbela Hydropower Plant
The project was designed to
generate 1,728 MW ,total capacity
of the power house to 3,478 MW.
Chasma-Jhelum hydropower
plan
Total capacity of the power house to
600 MW.

SOLAR POWERED STADIUM

FLOWER POWER

FLOWER POWER

SOLAR POWERED DESERT STRUCTURE

SOLAR POWERED PLANE

SOLAR PYRAMID

SOLAR PYRAMID

WORLDWIDE USAGE

Solar power has become a focus in

the US, Spain, Australia and many
other countries.
Huge CSP plants have been
installed along with individual
photovoltaic systems.
The overall capacity of worldwide
CSP systems is 2135.55 Mega
Watt.

Solar energy is also frequently used for

transportation signaling, solar geysers,
solar heaters,

ON OFFICE BUILDINGS SOLAR PANELS ARE USED TO COVER ROOF

AREAS TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY AND ALSO TO PROVIDE SHADE.

Solar Power is used in environmental monitoring

equipment and corrosion protection systems for
pipelines, well-heads, bridges, and other
structures.

Indevelopingregions,centralpowerplantscan
provideelectricitytohomesviaalocalwired
network.

Other technologies also exist, such as Stirling engine dishes

which use a Stirling cycle engine to power a generator.

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