Click above to see the original illustration.
Black & white, static graphics used in Solar Energy International's Photovoltaics : Design and Installation Manual. A grid tied, photovoltaic system with battery back up is complex, with mutiple routes and controls in place to handle the flow of energy. While the above static graphics are correct, confusion can arise about where the energy is flowing to various parts of the system. Color and animation lead to deeper and better overall understanding about how a complex, real world system operates.
Click above and follow the onscreen instructions to
see the final animation.
Instead of dry, static images that leave much for the viewer
to figure out for themselves, color and motion bring a deeper and more complete understanding of the information being conveyed. This sample shows the viewer what is actually going on, where the energy is flowing and demonstrates what is happening throughout the system. This graphic can easily be displayed online, via an instructor's laptop in class, or incorporated into a CD-ROM.