ABSTRACT
The very first step in designing a PV system must be a careful examination of the electrical loads. The reasons are twofold:
Obviously, the sizing of the system components is dependent on the electricity and power demand. For stand-alone systems, this is crucial.
Oversized systems resulting from a poor load analysis and the idea of staying on the ‘safe side’ increase the system costs. This is particularly damaging in a field where poor economics are a major drawback, which still is the case for PV.
