PCRET FACILITY FOR
MANUFACTURING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC
(PV) PANELS & SYSTEMS
BY
MUNAWAR A. SHEIKH
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Major Technologies
• Solar
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Photovoltaics
Thermal
• Micro-Hydel
• Bio-Energy
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Bio gas
Biomass
• Wind
Plan for Solar Power
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Joint Venture with Private/ Public Sectors for Mass
Production and Dissemination of Solar Power Devices and
Appliances (e.g. PCRET,NIE and TIP)
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Provision of Technical and Consultancy Services.
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Provision of Testing Services.
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Transfer of Technology to Private Sector.
PCRET Products for Joint Collaborative Work with TIP
 Solar Lantern
(Its Assembling and Plastic Body Casting)
 Photovoltaic (PV) Panels.
( Its Aluminum Framing, Casting of Junction Boxes)
 Solar Street Light
(Pole Manufacturing and Light Housing Structure Making)
 Solar Water Heaters
(Evacuated Tube Type; Its Fabrication and Installation)
Solar Lantern Developed by PCRET
Solar Home System
12 Volt LVD Street light with 100 watts solar panel with 100 Ah
battery back-up. Working hours from sunset to sun rise.
12 Volt LVD Street light with 100 watt solar panel with 100 Ah
battery back. Working hours from sunset to sun rise.
Modalities for Joint Collaborative Work with TIP
 PCRET will fabricate and provide requisite no. of
Photovoltaic (PV) Panels to TIP.
 NIE will provide electronic design / schematics / PCBs
of the systems to TIP.
 NIE will also provide Testing Facilities of the systems
 TIP will provide mechanical packaging, plastic molding
& assembling of the products
 TIP will market the finished products.
 The final product will bear logo of the three
organizations.
 The revenue earned will be shared among these
organizations as per agreed formula
Provision of Technical Services
PCRET can provide technical services and expertise for:
- Designing and Installation of:
 Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
 Solar PV-Hybrid Systems
- Site Surving, Solar Resource Assessment and
system sizing for Solar Power Systems.
Provision of Testing Services
The following testing services can be provided:
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Photovoltaic (PV) Panel Testing
PV Array Field Testing
Photovoltaic (PV) Panel Environment Testing
Battery Testing
Inverter Testing
PV Panel Insulation Testing
Solar Cell Contact Adhesion Testing
Solar Photovoltaic:
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Outdoor PV-Module Test
Indoor PV-Module Test
Electrical Insulation Test
Deterioration Test/Damp Heat Test
Solar Cell Contact Adhesion Test
Battery:
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Gravity Test
String Test
Impedance Measurement
Battery Charging
Inverter:
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Inverter Test
04 watt Solar Panel with LED Light
05 watt Solar Panel with LED Light
Submersible Solar Pump with 800 Watts PV array
Pumping Water from 175 ft depth (Under Research and
Feasibility Study)
PCRET PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY STATUS
1.
Present Solar Cell production capacity: Upto 15
KW/year.
2.
Production will
December 2011.
3.
Planning to increase production upto 10 MW/year in
next 3-4 years. (by extending lamination facilities with
private public partnership)
4.
Know-how pertaining to Solar Cell Fabrication and
PV Module Making.
5.
Photovoltaic System sizing, designing, installation and
their maintenance.
6.
Two Labs for Testing of PV Modules, Components
and Systems as per International Standards.
increase
to
100
KW/year
by
Approximate Cost of Solar Power Systems
Solar Light (04 Watt)
:Rs.1200/=
Solar Light (05 Watt)
:Rs.1300/=
Solar Photovoltaic
Home Systems
:Rs.350,000 - 450,000/= per KW
( Depending upon various
parameters)
Solar Street Lights
:Rs. 70,000 - Rs.80,000/=
Thanks