Solarus

In a normal PV system, a DC to AC inverter is usually connected to the PV modules in order to pass the electricity to the grid. However, passing back to the grid is not yet allowed in all countries. Lithium or other types of battery are therefore needed to store the electricity generated by the PV panels.

As for Thermal system, an accumulator tank (boiler) is necessary to store the heat from the thermal solar collectors in the form of hot water. The hot water inside the boiler could be used directly as tap water or could be channeled into heat exchange elements for room heating.

Our new hybrid system is not more complicated than a combination of the two systems mentioned above with uniform solar panels instead of side-by-side PV modules and thermal collectors. The heat output from the hybrid panel is transferred through solar pipes to the heat storage boiler while the electricity is transferred to the inverter or battery.