Development of an intelligent solar energy system for off-grid applications

Abstract

Renewable energy has been a research area of exponentially increasing interest since the past decade along with the more attention that people pay to environment and energy problems [1]. The growing demand for clean energy has expanded dramatically as fossil fuels have been declining at a rapid rate and they have also been the cause for environment hazards. Because of the increasing concern of the environment, it has led to demand for searching alternative energy source. Solar energy has been identified as one of the main sources of renewable energy in the future.