Solar Products - Solar Power Systems - Solar Power Installations
Kenani Designs offers the following four types of Solar System Installations. The most popular being Off-grid with Municipal power backup. Staged solutions are also available.

Off-grid (Stand-alone) - This type of installation is designed to supply power where no municipal power is available or where you choose not to make use of municipal power.
Off-Grid installations use solar batteries to store solar energy generated by the solar panels. Batteries are used to power the residence or factory. Generator backup is recommended for this type of installation in the event of lengthy periods of no sunshine when the solar panels cannot charge the batteries.
This is a common installation for Game Farms, Eco Homes/factorys or remote areas where there is no municipal power.
Key hardware required: Solar Panels, Solar Charger, Solar Batteries, Inverter and Generator (recommended).
Off-Grid installations use solar batteries to store solar energy generated by the solar panels. Batteries are used to power the residence or factory. Generator backup is recommended for this type of installation in the event of lengthy periods of no sunshine when the solar panels cannot charge the batteries.
This is a common installation for Game Farms, Eco Homes/factorys or remote areas where there is no municipal power.
Key hardware required: Solar Panels, Solar Charger, Solar Batteries, Inverter and Generator (recommended).

Grid-tie - This type of installation is designed to supply your home or office with solar power during the day only.
Grid-tie installations use no batteries and therefore do not store solar power. During sunlight hours excess solar power is fed back onto the municipal grid. Municipal power is used entirely during times of no sunlight.
This type of installation is primarily aimed at consumers with high electricity usage during sunlight hours. i.e offices, factorys, schools, small businesses, or any application where electricity usage is most high during the day. Another motivation is to ensure that most of your electricity used is produced in an environmentally friendly way.
Key Hardware required: Solar Panels and Inverter.
Grid-tie installations use no batteries and therefore do not store solar power. During sunlight hours excess solar power is fed back onto the municipal grid. Municipal power is used entirely during times of no sunlight.
This type of installation is primarily aimed at consumers with high electricity usage during sunlight hours. i.e offices, factorys, schools, small businesses, or any application where electricity usage is most high during the day. Another motivation is to ensure that most of your electricity used is produced in an environmentally friendly way.
Key Hardware required: Solar Panels and Inverter.

Grid Interactive (Grid-tie with battery backup) - This type of installation combines a Grid-tie system with batteries used only as a backup. Grid Interactive as with Grid-tie supplies your home or office with solar power during the day only. During sunlight hours excess solar power is fed back onto the municipal grid (The system will ensure that the batteries are fully charged before feeding solar power onto the municipal grid). Municipal power is used entirely during times of no sunlight. In the event of a municipal power cut however, power is then supplied by the batteries. The batteries are then re-charged either by the solar panel or by the municipal power whichever is available first. This type of installation as with Grid-tie is aimed at consumers whose power usage is mostly during the day, Grid Interactive, due to the battery backup, having the added benefit of still having power when there is a power outage.
Key hardware required: Solar Panels, Solar Charger, Solar Batteries, Inverter
Key hardware required: Solar Panels, Solar Charger, Solar Batteries, Inverter

Off-grid with Municipal power backup - This type of installation is the most popular as it provides a great saving with the security of and ease of municipal power backup. This installation as with Off-grid installations uses solar batteries to store solar energy generated by the solar panels. The batteries are used to supply the residence or factory with power. If the batteries run low, and there is no sunlight to re-charge them, municipal power is used as the backup to re-charge the batteries. (In an Off-grid installation a generator would be used to re-charge the batteries in the absence of sunlight). In the event of a municipal power outage your home or office will continue to run off the batteries.
Key hardware required: Solar Panels, Solar Charger, Solar Batteries, Inverter
Key hardware required: Solar Panels, Solar Charger, Solar Batteries, Inverter