Solar PV Integration Quiz

PV Cells are made up of

• Conductors

• Insulators

• Semiconductors

• Magnetic Materials

Select the Standard Test Conditions (STC) adopted during the PV Cell fabrication

• 1500 W/m2, 25 degree Celsius, 1.5 Air mass

• 1000 W/m2, 25 degree Celsius, 1 Air mass

• 1000 W/m2, 25 degree Celsius, 1.5 Air mass

• 1500 W/m2, 30 degree Celsius 1 Air mass

Solar panel is made up of

• Series connection of Solar Cells

• Parallel connection of Solar cells

• Series-Parallel connection of Solar cells

• Isolated Solar Cells

Pick the different types of solar cells

• Mono-crystalline Cells

• Poly-crystalline cells

• Amorphous cells

Select the duration of ‘solar hours’ in India

• 4 hours

• 4.5 hours

• 5 hours

• 5.5 hours

One of the following is not the three states of a battery when it is being charged.

• Bulk

• Saturate

• Absorption

• Float

What is the angle to which the panels are tilted in a place like Chennai to harness maximum light energy from the sun.

• 10 degree

• 11 degree

• 12 degree

• 13 degree

Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) in a Solar PV system depends on

• Tilt angle

• Temperature

• Insolation

• All the above

Pick the amount of Carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when 1 litre of Petrol is burnt in an automobile.

• 2 kg of CO2

• 2.3 kg of CO2

• 2.6 kg of CO2

• 2.9 kg of CO2

Four cells of the following ratings are available – 4W, 0.5 V, 8A. The output from the panel is 0.5 V, 16 W, 32 A. How the cells are connected.

• Series

• Parallel

• Series-Parallel

• None of the above