{"id":942,"date":"2026-06-05T06:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/?p=942"},"modified":"2026-06-05T06:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:05:08","slug":"designing-a-greener-tomorrow-uph-electrical-engineering-professor-launches-free-web-tools-to-simplify-solar-power-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/?p=942","title":{"rendered":"Designing a Greener Tomorrow: UPH Electrical Engineering Professor Launches Free Web Tools to Simplify Solar Power Design\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"942\" class=\"elementor elementor-942\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-743a3ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"743a3ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f623171\" data-id=\"f623171\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b28815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b28815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120006070 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120006070 BCX8\">Designing an independent solar power system just became a lot easier, thanks to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120006070 BCX8\">an innovation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120006070 BCX8\">\u00a0by Professor Henri Uranus from the Electrical Engineering Department,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120006070 BCX8\">Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120006070 BCX8\">. He has developed a pair of user-friendly, web-based calculators designed to take the guesswork out of building off-grid solar systems. Whether someone is setting up low-power DC devices like smart sensors and LED lights, or larger AC appliances like household equipment and water pumps that require a power inverter, these tools help anyone figure out exactly what equipment they need.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW120006070 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f3bbdc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f3bbdc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c526a8\" data-id=\"7c526a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946db50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"946db50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Solar-Grid-Calculator-AC-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-944\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Solar-Grid-Calculator-AC-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Solar-Grid-Calculator-AC.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Designing a Greener Tomorrow: UPH Electrical Engineering Professor Launches Free Web Tools to Simplify Solar Power Design<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99bf97f\" data-id=\"99bf97f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169b23e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"169b23e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Solar-Grid-Calculator-DC.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-945\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Solar-Grid-Calculator-DC.png 597w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Solar-Grid-Calculator-DC-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">DC Solar Grid Calculator Interface<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-795a5a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"795a5a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a42c201\" data-id=\"a42c201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfae4ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfae4ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The calculators work by turning complex engineering formulas into a straightforward process. Users simply plug in basic details, such as local sunlight availability (solar irradiation), how much electricity their appliances use, battery specifications, and desired operating hours. In seconds, the system accurately estimates the required solar panel capacity, battery storage size, charge controller, and even the necessary safety fuses. By making these calculations fast, reliable, and accessible to non-experts, the tools remove a major technical barrier for individuals and communities looking to switch to clean energy.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;To ensure these resources can benefit as many eco-conscious builders, students, and researchers as possible, Professor Henri Uranus has made both tools freely available online. You can access the&nbsp;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AC loads calculator<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;at&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SolarPJUCalcAC\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">bit.ly\/SolarPJUCalcAC<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DC loads calculator<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;at&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SolarPJUCalcDC\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">bit.ly\/SolarPJUCalcDC<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;to start planning your own green energy projects today!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designing an independent solar power system just became a lot easier, thanks to\u00a0an innovation\u00a0by Professor Henri Uranus from the Electrical Engineering Department,\u00a0Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH). He has developed a pair of user-friendly, web-based calculators designed to take the guesswork out of building off-grid solar systems. 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