SPS Components
Stand Alone Power Systems (SPS) vary greatly due to variation in size and run times of differing loads. There is really no such thing as an “average” system, which is why you need a renewable energy specialist to size and design your system, however the basic SPS system can be divided into several major components:
Solar Module - generates electricity from sunlight
Wind Turbine - generates electricity from wind
Micro-hydro Generator - generates electricity from flowing water
Charge Controller - regulates power to and from batteries
Batteries - store electricity as DC power
Inverter/Charger - changes low voltage DC to high voltage AC power, and vice versa
Monitor and Meters - report system status and power flows
Generator - provides backup AC power
System hardware - module mounting frames, cabling, fuses, breakers, disconnects etc

