Solar DC powered commercial buildings

Commercial Spaces, domestic sector and agriculture sector constitute major part of electricity usage in India today and has been growing rapidly. Rolling `power-cuts´ have become all too common in rural and urban India, forcing many commercial consumers and households to invest in expensive back-up power sources (diesel generators and/or battery-UPS systems). Utilization of solar-PV in a decentralized manner has the potential of addressing these sectors to a significant extent and help in overcoming India´s electricity shortage. The decentralized energy generation and usage however poses new challenges and huge. The paper addresses these issues and presents the design and development approach that would make a difference.