CYGNI in collaboration with IIT Madras has developed an innovative and highly energy-efficient solar power supply solution

for

Off-Grid Homes as well as for homes with grid-power to provide solar-DC back-up power. The OGH delivers cost-effective,
sustainable, continuous power for a home, using solar power as the primary source, with battery as backup supply. It is used
with highly efficient DC appliances such as BLDC fans and LED lights, consumes less energy, resulting in low total cost of
ownership.

OGH System components

Solar Panel 48Vmp125Wp/250Wp/500Wp Panels

OGH deployment schematic

OGH Controller Patented device that connects to PV panel,

battery, and supplies 48V DC to appliances. Provides adequate
protection for under voltage, over voltage and foreign voltage
Main DC line supplies 48V DC to DC devices such as Fans,
LED lights, Laptop/Mobile chargers, LCD DC powered TVs.
Connected load up to 500W
Emergency Line supplies power to minimal appliances in the
event of battery low conditions. Connected load up to 100W
Battery 48V, 500WH / 1kWH Lead-acid type
Optional AC Power: Additional augmentation when AC supply
is available

Why DC
appliances?

A normal AC fan used at home typically consumes 72W, whereas a DC-powered BLDC fan consumes only 30W at full
speed. At lowest speed, an AC fan may consume about 60W, whereas a BLDC fan will consume about 9W. Similarly, a
Appliances 48V DC Fans, LED lights, phone chargers, Laptops,
CFL four feet tube-light consume 36W, whereas an equivalent
DC-powered
LED tube-light consumes only about 15W; it
LCD
TV
can also be dimmed to consume about 3W. All electronics TV, laptops, cell-phones, tablets etc. use DC alone. The ACDC adaptor that we use has losses of 30% to 50%. A DC-powering will reduce losses to less than 10%.

Key benefits of OGH Power solution vis--vis conventional solution

OGH Power Solution

Technology

OGH Controller unit connects Solar power to

the Dc appliances and charges the battery for
backup power The unit intelligently tracks the
power sources, and maximizes on solar energy,
using battery only in case solar power is not
available. Optionally, 230V AC can also be
connected when available.

Efficiency

DC Appliances: These new DC-power

appliances such as fans and light are highly
efficient, resulting in less than 50% power
consumption.

Overall
power
saving

40% to 60% overall power saving is possible

compared to conventional systems

Safety

Falls under SELV, as all devices including OGH

controller work with 48V. No risk of electric
shock.

Conventional Off grid AC solution

Conventional systems use DC to AC and AC to DC to charge
Batteries, and DC to AC inverters to supply 230V AC.
This results in multiple conversions resulting in inefficient and
significant losses in power. For the same number of fans and
lights, higher rating solar and battery systems have to be
procured.
Normal AC TVs and Phone chargers, Laptop adapters convert
AC back to DC, resulting in losses. AC fans and lights are
inefficient compared to DC counterparts. Up to 60% increase
in efficiency is possible in DC fans, and over 50% in LED lights
compared to CFL tube lights
Conventional systems could consume up to 60% more power
overall, resulting in overdesign, larger batteries, solar-power
and space
Devices and inverter operate at 230V, adequate precaution
should be taken as in normal AC systems

Get Energy independent with OGH solution!

CYGNI Energy Pvt. Ltd., 2nd Floor, Lansum House, Plot No 283, Road no. 78, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad,
Telangana: 500-033
Contact No. 040-3027-1500
E-Mail: info@cygni.in