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Insured savings
In our personalized budgets, you can keep track of the money you will save with your installation, as well as the time it will take to amortize it
Professional installation
The work to be carried out will be proposed by a qualified engineer, and the execution will be carried out by professional technicians who will guarantee the best result
Environmentally friendly
For us, a determining factor. Did you know that the annual electricity consumption of a home is equivalent to 0.85 tons of oil? Together we can change this
What does an autonomous or isolated solar installation consist of?
These types of installations are characterized by the fact that they are completely independent of the electricity company. While a solar installation connected to the grid provides and consumes from the electricity grid itself, in this type of installation only the energy generated by our solar panels is consumed. These panels generate electrical energy through solar radiation, in direct current, which is later converted to alternating current ready for use, by means of an inverter.
What types of autonomous photovoltaic installations are there?
Do you want to learn a little about autonomous photovoltaic installations? I’m going to show you what types of facilities make up this group, and in which cases each one of them is more or less recommended.
DC Coupling type autonomous solar installation
The DC-coupling installation represents the most classic form of autonomous photovoltaic installation. This model basically consists of charging the batteries with the direct current generated by the solar panels.
When any element that requires electrical power is turned on, the energy will be taken from the batteries, and converted into alternating current by means of an inverter, thus being ready for use. This type of installation can be supplemented by a generator set, which provides the necessary energy if there is not enough available in the batteries.
AC Coupling type autonomous solar installation
If you are minimally familiar with electricity, you will have noticed that the only difference between this type of installation and the one mentioned above is the type of current. In the autonomous installation type DC Coupling, the current with which the batteries are charged is continuous, while in the model presented here the current will be alternating.
Perhaps you’re thinking what the difference is between charging batteries continuously and alternately, and you’re right. But the question is not what current they are charged with, but rather the fact that this system allows us to power the electricity consumption of our home or industry without having to go through batteries all the time. This increases battery life and provides substantial long-term savings.