Kubanikazi bezindlu abatshala izimali ku-solar photovoltaic arrays, umkhawulo oyisisekelo ubulokhu ubeka isikhathi. Amaphaneli akhiqiza ugesi lapho ilanga likhanya kakhulu, kodwa ukusetshenziswa kwasekhaya kuphakama kakhulu kusihlwa lapho ukukhiqiza kuyeka. Lokhu kungafani kuphoqa ukuthembela ekuthengweni kwegridi kwamanye amazwe ngezikhathi zentela ebizayo futhi kushiya amandla azenzele wona esetshenziswa kancane. Ngo Wenergy, sibhekana nalokhu kuphazamiseka ngamasistimu okugcina amandla okuhlala athwebula amandla elanga angaphezulu ukuze asetshenziswe kamuva. Ngokuthumela umkhiqizi wesistimu yokugcina amandla ebhethri neminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu yobungcweti bezinhlelo zamandla, abanikazi bezindlu bathola ikhono lokushintsha ukusetshenziswa ngesikhathi sonke, benciphisa imfucuza futhi bakhulise ukutshalwa kwezimali okuvuselelekayo. Amasistimu ethu okugcina amandla okuhlala aletha izixazululo ezisebenzayo zokushefa okuphezulu nokuphila ngaphandle kwegridi, okuguqula indlela amakhaya asebenzisana ngayo negridi.

Ukuqeda Ukuthengwa Kwezindleko Eziphakeme Ngokushefa Okuphakeme

Izindleko zikagesi ziya ngokuya zifaka izakhiwo zesikhathi sokusetshenziswa ezijezisa ukusetshenziswa kwamafasitela adingeka kakhulu. Emizini engenazo isitoreji, ukusebenzisa izinto zikagesi ngezikhathi zakusihlwa kusho ukukhokha izilinganiso zeprimiyamu zamandla ahlinzekwe ngegridi. Amasistimu okugcina amandla okuhlala axazulula lokhu ngokushaja ngezikhathi ezishibhile—imvamisa emini bebade lapho ukuphehlwa kwelanga kuningi—kanye nokuwakhipha lapho amanani entengo enyuka. Leli khono eliphakeme lokushefa linciphisa ngokuqondile izikweletu zenyanga zezinsiza ngenkathi livikela abanikazi bezindlu ekuguquguqukeni kwezinga. Nge-Wenergy, imindeni igwema izikhathi zentela ephezulu ngokusebenzisa amandla agciniwe phakathi namahora aphakeme, ikhiya ngempumelelo izindleko eziphansi kungakhathaliseki ukushintshashintsha kwemakethe. Eyethu izinhlelo zokugcina amandla ekhaya shintsha le nqubo ngokuzenzakalelayo ngokuphathwa kwamandla okukhaliphile, uqinisekise ukuthi ukukhishwa kuhambisana ngokunembile namasignali entengo yegridi. Ezinsizeni, ukwamukelwa okusabalele kwezinhlelo zokugcina amandla okuhlala kunciphisa ubunzima besidingo, kuhoxise ukutshalwa kwezimali kwengqalasizinda kuyilapho kuthuthukisa ukuqina kwegridi.

Ukuzuza Ukuzimela Kwamandla Okuphelele Ngaphandle Kwegridi

Ngaphandle kwezindleko zokonga, abanikazi bezindlu abaningi bafuna ukuzimela ngokuphelele kumanethiwekhi wosizo. Izakhiwo ezikude, imindeni eqaphela imvelo, nezifunda ezinesevisi yegridi engathembeki ziya ngokuya ziphendukela kumasistimu okugcina amandla asekhaya ukuze zikwazi ukuzimela. Umthamo wethu webhethri olinganiselayo usukela emahoreni angama-kilowatt amahlanu ukuya kwangamashumi amathathu, okuvumela ukuzimela okugcwele kwamandla okuhambisana namaphethini athile okusetshenziswa. Isistimu yamahora angama-kilowatt amahlanu isekela imithwalo ebalulekile phakathi nokucisha isikhashana, kuyilapho ukumiswa kwamahora angama-kilowatt angamashumi amathathu kusekela amakhaya avamile izinsuku ngaphandle kokufinyelela kugridi. Ngokumatanisa wethu amasistimu okugcina amandla okuhlala nge-solar generation, imindeni iqeda ukuchayeka ekunqanyulweni kukagesi kanye nokwenyuka kwezinga ngokuphelele. Ukuphila ngaphandle kwegridi kuba wusizo lapho umthamo wesitoreji ufana nokusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke, futhi i-Wenergy iletha lokhu ngezakhiwo eziyimojuli ezinwebekayo njengoba izidingo zishintsha. Konjiniyela abavuselelekayo abasebenzisa izimakethe zokuhlala, abahlinzeka ngamasistimu okugcina amandla asekhaya asheshayo kuvula amasegimenti amasha amakhasimende afuna ukuzimela.

Ukuthuthukisa Ukuqina Ngokuhlanganisa Okukhaliphile

Izikhawu zidlulela ngale kwemijikelezo yelanga yansuku zonke ukuze ifake ukuphazamiseka kwegridi okungalindelekile okubangelwa iziphepho, ukwehluleka kwemishini, noma ukushoda kokuhlinzekwa kwesifunda. Amasistimu okugcina amandla asekhaya ahlinzeka ngesipele esisheshayo lapho igridi intengantenga, ukuvala izikhala ezibucayi kuze kube yilapho isevisi ibuyiselwa. Amamodeli akhethiwe angakhetha ukuhlanganisa nezishintshisi zelanga ezikhona kakade, amashaja e-EV, nokokufaka kwejeneretha, enze i-ecosystem yamandla ehlangene ngaphakathi kwekhaya. Lokhu kuvumelana nezimo kuqinisekisa ukuthi amakhaya agcina ukukhanya, isiqandisi, nokuxhumana phakathi nokucisha isikhathi eside. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinhlelo zokugcina amandla ezindlini ezinezinkundla zokuphatha ezihlakaniphile zithuthukisa ukuchithwa ngokusekelwe ekubikezelweni kwesimo sezulu nokusetshenziswa komlando, zigcina umthamo wokugodla lapho kufika iziphepho. Phakathi kwabakhiqizi besistimu yokugcinwa kwamandla ebhethri, i-Wenergy igcizelela ukuhlanganiswa okungenamthungo okuguqula isitoreji sisuke kukhophi yasenqolobaneni engenzi lutho sibe yimpahla esebenzayo yokuqina. Kuma-aggregator nezinsiza, amasistimu okugcina amandla asekhaya anenethiwekhi nawo abamba iqhaza ekusebenzeni kwe-Virtual Power Plant, athumela umthamo ogciniwe ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo zesifunda ukuze asekele ukutholwa kwegridi.

Ukuxazulula izikhawu zamandla kudinga isitoreji esiqondanisa ukukhiqiza nokusetshenziswa ngenkathi kunikeza ukuzimela nokuqina. I-Wenergy iletha lokhu ngamasistimu okugcina amandla okuhlala aklanyelwe ukushefa okuphezulu nokuhlala ngaphandle kwegridi. Ngomthamo okhuphukayo ukusuka emahoreni angama-kilowatt amahlanu ukuya kwangamashumi amathathu kanye nokuphathwa kwamandla okukhaliphile, amasistimu ethu okugcina amandla asekhaya anika imindeni amandla okulawula izindleko, ukuthuthukisa ukuzimela, kanye neqhaza ekuzinzeni kwegridi. Kuzinsiza, onjiniyela, kanye nabanikazi bezindlu ngokufanayo, ukutshala imali kumasistimu okugcina amandla okuhlala kumelela isinyathelo esisebenzayo esibheke ekusaseni lamandla elithembekile, elisebenzayo.