Effective Grid-Connected Solar Home-Based System for Smart Cities in India

The reduction in fossil fuel reserves on a global base has initiated a serious exploration of renewable energy sources to satisfy the present energy demands. Among the different alternative energy sources, the solar energy is a clean and unlimited energy source; hence, it could play a vital role in the solar home-based system in a developing country like India. There is a requirement for a continuous supply of energy, which cannot be satisfied by the alone solar system because of regular variation of the solar irradiance. It has been found that installed capacity is extended 20 GW in February 2018 in India, and it will achieve around 100 GW in 2022. Hence, the grid-connected solar home-based system is now being used to fulfill the energy demand. In this paper, cost of 20 kW grid-connected solar home-based system in India is analyzed. This work presents the finest scheduling of grid-connected solar home-based system for efficient and economical operation of the system. The proposed system is best suitable for a rural area having the lowest price of energy as INR 3.15/kWh.