Solar PV
Solar Photovoltaic systems, or PV systems, are a great way to save money on your electric bill and help the environment. PV systems convert energy from sunlight into electricity and can be used to power your home or business. Solar PV systems are made up of two main components, solar panels that capture the suns energy and an inverter that converts this DC energy into AC power that can be utilised or exported. When designing and installing a Solar Photovoltaic system it's important to use a quality mounting system, powerful solar panels, and an efficient inverter to get the most benefit from your roof space.
If you're considering installing solar panels or you need assistance with a fault with an existing system, please get in contact with us. We have great history with domestic, large commercial solar installations and solar farms. If you ever have an issue with your solar PV infrastructure, PV inverters or solar panels, then ELECTRICAL is the company to call. We specialise in diagnosing and finding faults along with repairing or replacing faulty components, panels, and wiring. Most of the solar installations in the UK are also generating an income for the system owners so it is important to look after your investment and ensure that its performance is uninterrupted, and yields are high.
Solar PV Faults
Solar panel and solar inverter repairs:
A solar PV system is designed to harness energy from the sun and convert it into electricity for you to use. When the system isn’t working or not performing as expected it is essentially costing you money, not only is your investment not doing its job you are having to purchase electricity from the grid to compensate for the loss in production.
A solar PV system can stop working for a number of reasons, from a damaged panel to a faulty connection. When your solar PV system stops working, it's important to take the time to troubleshoot the issue and fix it as soon as possible so you can reap the benefits of you own solar power plant again.
There are a couple of things you can do yourself to try and determine what the issue is:
Most systems will have a solar PV generation meter installed; this is an electricity meter that counts the number of units of electricity your system generates during the day. For most people this might be the first indication of a problem, you go to take your meter reading for your feed in tariff only to see the reading hasn’t changed much or not at all. If you don’t see a display, it may indicate a problem with the meter itself or the electricity supply.
Check the inverter. The inverter is central to any solar PV system so it makes sense to look here. If your inverter is easily accessible you can easily check to see if it has power, most inverter displays will not operate without power so if you do not have a working display, it could indicate a power issue.
If you do have a working display there might be an error message being shown. if you have the operating manual or if you search google you can find out what the error message means which will help you diagnose the problem with the system.
Check your fuse board. Most systems will need power from the grid to operate, this means the inverter will be connected to a power supply which normally comes directly from a fuse board (consumer unit/distribution board). Have a look at your fuse board and see if a circuit is labelled solar or solar PV, if none of the circuits are labelled solar, there may be another smaller fuse board that was installed just for the solar PV system. If you find the circuit that feeds your solar PV system, make sure the circuit protective device is in the on position, if the circuit has tripped, please call a qualified person to investigate the problem further.
These are some of the basic checks you can do yourself to try and determine what may be causing a problem with your solar PV system, any further diagnosis would require opening up parts of the equipment to carry out further tests and for this reason we would highly recommend getting on contact with a qualified solar PV engineer. A solar PV engineer will be able to test to identify it the problem with the solar panels, solar panel wiring, system connections, the solar inverter or the AC electricity supply and associated devices.
If you ever have an issue with your solar PV infrastructure, PV inverters or solar panels, then Eden Electrical Installations can certainly help. We specialise in diagnosing and finding faults along with repairing or replacing faulty components, panels and wiring. Eden Electrical Installations can also supply you with an electrician that provides you with an emergency call out service and regular maintenance for your solar PV system.
Solar PV faults
Solar panel and solar inverter repairs:
A solar PV system is designed to harness energy from the sun and convert it into electricity for you to use. When the system isn’t working or not performing as expected it is essentially costing you money, not only is your investment not doing its job you are having to purchase electricity from the grid to compensate for the loss in production.
A solar PV system can stop working for a number of reasons, from a damaged panel to a faulty connection. When your solar PV system stops working, it's important to take the time to troubleshoot the issue and fix it as soon as possible so you can reap the benefits of you own solar power plant again.
There are a couple of things you can do yourself to try and determine what the issue is:
Most systems will have a solar PV generation meter installed; this is an electricity meter that counts the number of units of electricity your system generates during the day. For most people this might be the first indication of a problem, you go to take your meter reading for your feed in tariff only to see the reading hasn’t changed much or not at all. If you don’t see a display, it may indicate a problem with the meter itself or the electricity supply.
Check the inverter. The inverter is central to any solar PV system so it makes sense to look here. If your inverter is easily accessible you can easily check to see if it has power, most inverter displays will not operate without power so if you do not have a working display, it could indicate a power issue.
If you do have a working display there might be an error message being shown. if you have the operating manual or if you search google you can find out what the error message means which will help you diagnose the problem with the system.
Check your fuse board. Most systems will need power from the grid to operate, this means the inverter will be connected to a power supply which normally comes directly from a fuse board (consumer unit/distribution board). Have a look at your fuse board and see if a circuit is labelled solar or solar PV, if none of the circuits are labelled solar, there may be another smaller fuse board that was installed just for the solar PV system. If you find the circuit that feeds your solar PV system, make sure the circuit protective device is in the on position, if the circuit has tripped, please call a qualified person to investigate the problem further.
These are some of the basic checks you can do yourself to try and determine what may be causing a problem with your solar PV system, any further diagnosis would require opening up parts of the equipment to carry out further tests and for this reason we would highly recommend getting on contact with a qualified solar PV engineer. A solar PV engineer will be able to test to identify it the problem with the solar panels, solar panel wiring, system connections, the solar inverter or the AC electricity supply and associated devices.
If you ever have an issue with your solar PV infrastructure, PV inverters or solar panels, then Eden Electrical Installations can certainly help. We specialise in diagnosing and finding faults along with repairing or replacing faulty components, panels and wiring. Eden Electrical Installations can also supply you with an electrician that provides you with an emergency call out service and regular maintenance for your solar PV system.