Solar Photovoltaics Systems Design
Learn the fundamentals of solar photovoltaic systems design in this course. Understand how PV systems work, estimate energy consumption, and learn about battery technology. Perfect for electrical engineers, technicians, electricians, and researchers. Ideal for electrical engineering students.
What you’ll learn
- Understand How Photovoltaic System Work
- Estimate Daily, Monthly, and Annual Energy Consumption for Client
- Estimate Number of Cells in Photovoltaic Module
- Estimate Number of Required Strings in Photovoltaic System
- Understand How Battery Work
- Understand the Difference between Photovoltaic Systems
- Understand the Main Parameters of Photovoltaic Module
This is the first part of the solar photovoltaic systems design course series.
You will understand the fundamentals of how the photovoltaic system work, its design, components, and selection
We start with the meaning of PV energy, the difference between dc power and ac power, the difference between power and energy then the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges of solar PV system
How to estimate the energy requirements for a client
How to calculate the electricity bill
Understanding the difference between different PV systems
How solar cells generate electricity
Understanding the main parameters of solar cell
Understanding the difference between SPV technologies
Understanding the factors that affect generating electricity from SPV module
Procedure to design the number of cells in the PV module
Designing wattage of PV module
Effect of conversion efficiency, amount of light, angle of light falling of SPV module
How to measure solar photovoltaic module parameters
Bypass diode, blocking diode, and diode rating
The difference between PV string and array
Estimating the required number of modules to be connected in series and parallel
Connecting modules in series-parallel combinations
Mismatch in voltage in series modules
Mismatch in the current in series modules
Estimating the power generated by parallel PV modules
Understanding the parameters of the battery
battery depth of discharge
battery state of charge
how temperature affects battery capacity
battery c rating
battery life cycle
battery self-discharge
Who this course is for:
- Electrical Engineers
- Technicians
- Electricians
- Researchers
- Electrical Engineering Students
