Pico PV kit
- Home use
- Holiday houses
- Garage lighting
- Outdoor use
- Recreational use
Off-Grid Solar Systems: Example Applications
Toosolar Technical Guide
Explore examples from the wide range of off-grid solar applications and solutions, from simple plug-and-play Pico PV kits to more advanced customised power supplies. The focus remains on renewable energy sources that enable environmentally conscious, self-sufficient power supplies.
Compact, residential and mobile systems
Solar home system
- Small DC systems
- Telemetry use
- Home use
- Holiday houses
- Garage lighting
- Recreational use
Solar street lighting system
- Street lighting in regions without a reliable grid
- Billboard lighting
- Sports field lighting
- Parking space lighting
Solar residential system
- AC and DC loads possible
- Home use
- Industrial use
Marine off-grid solar system
- Water sports and houseboats
- Systems with starter and residential battery
Recreation solar system for RVs and caravans
- Recreational use
- Caravan and camping
Hybrid, grid-assisted and backup systems
Hybrid system
- PV and water turbine or diesel generator
- DC and AC loads possible
- High reliability
- Small hydro generators
Solar-wind hybrid system
- PV and wind turbine or diesel generator
- DC and AC loads possible
- High reliability
- Small hydro generators
ESS home storage
- Self-consumption optimisation
- Reduction of consumption costs
- Supply of important consumers
- Expansion of subsidised feed-in systems
Off-grid connect system
- Covering self-consumption
- Grid is used as backup
- Reduces energy costs
Backup system
- For regions with an unreliable public grid
- Storage of power from the public grid
- During a public-grid outage, power is supplied from the battery
Infrastructure and industrial systems
Solar system for water pumping
- Water pumping for drinking water and irrigation
- No energy storage
- Direct use of the power
Mini-grid solar system
- Reliable power supply for remote areas
- Micro- or mini-grid for villages, SMEs, hospitals and similar applications
- Fuel-saving concepts
Telecommunication system
- Use in rural areas without a grid
- Powering telecommunication GSM and BTS equipment
Cathodic protection
- Protection of valuable buried pipelines from corrosion
- The PV system injects the required current into the pipeline
Oil and gas industry
- Powering wellhead control panels, control valves, chemical dosing systems, flow meters, video surveillance and similar equipment
- High protection degree
Cold-room system
- Use in rural areas without a grid
- Cooling system for agricultural products based on ice storage
BOSS grain milling system
- Use in rural areas without a grid
- Grain milling system for flour production