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Complete PV systems
A photovoltaic system is a system which uses solar cells to convert the sun’s energy to electricity.
Such a system consists of three basic components:
- The solar or photovoltaic (PV) panels that capture the sun’s energy and convert it to electricity
- The inverter that converts the electricity produced by the panels to a form compatible with the electricity grid, and
- The PV mounting system.
PV systems can be stand-alone (not connected to the electricity network) or grid-connected, which is the majority of systems installed in Cyprus. In this case the grid acts as an energy store, so the users never have their electricity supply cut-off. In fact because of the government subsidy, all the electricity produced from the PV system is sold to EAC (AHK) at a constant favourable price (see the finance section). A typical residential PV system is seen in the picture below:
