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Proposed Wind and Solar (Photovoltaic) Energy Facilities on Kangnas Farm near Springbok in the Northern Cape: Final EIR 42
Figure 3.6: Components of PV technology: (i) Solar cell, (ii) module and (iii) array 19
The proposed solar energy facility (225 MW of PV and/or CPV) would have an approximate
maximum footprint of 800 ha 793 ha. (refer to Figure 3.8).
The arrays and racks are founded into the ground through either concrete, screw or pile
foundations (see Figure 3.10). The arrays are wired to inverters that convert direct current
(DC) into alternate current (AC) that can be fed into a national grid system.
Figure 3.7: below illustrates the components of the process of generating electricity from
solar energy (sun) and fed into the grid.
Short wave
sunrays
PV panels Transmission lines Substation / Grid
19 (Source: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/solarcells/)
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