Photovoltaic power for household appliances, an electric car and heating
Katarzyna Baran lives in a zero-energy house in Poland and uses a roof-mounted PV system of just under 10 kWp to generate power. A Fronius Symo 10.0-3-M inverter produces approximately 10,000 kWh of CO2-free solar energy a year. Ms Baran uses this not only for her household electrical appliances but also for the electric heating and to charge her electric car.
Heating and charging an electric car with PV energy
In addition to the normal loads, Ms Baran’s zero-energy house also supplies the heating and her electric car with PV power, meaning all her energy needs are covered by solar energy. This shows photovoltaic systems pay off from the first day of their investment, as the energy for heating and charging electric cars would have to be purchased without a PV system. However, since Ms Baran can use the energy generated from her own roof, the investment costs have paid for themselves within a few years.
