Solar Energy System Design

Solar Energy System Design builds upon the introduction to PV systems from Solar Energy Basics course, which included basic system components and functions, as well as some basic system sizing using simplifying assumptions. You should at this point have a basic understanding of electrical power and energy, be able to calculate the energy needs of a site as well as energy production potential for a PV system at a given location under optimal conditions. Much of this course will focus on incorporating on the ground conditions into energy production considerations, and how to account for these conditions in system design and equipment selection. By the end of this course you should be able to incorporate losses in irradiance due to array setups with less than optimal positioning and/or shading, and account for variations in module output due to temperature variations in your system design.

• World Energy Scenario, Renewable Energy Technologies, Role of Solar PV,

• Introduction to Solar Radiation, Optimum orientation of Solar PV modules, Solar related measuring devices

• Solar PV Electricity, Interconnections of PV Modules, Impact of environmental parameters on module performance

• Introduction to Battery technologies, Charge controller, MPPT, Solar PV inverters

• Types of Solar PV systems, Introduction to Solar PV system design

• Grid Solar PV system design with DC load, Grid Solar PV system design with water pump, Example of Solar Power packs for homes/ industrial applications, Example of Solar Power packs for homes/ industrial applications

• Design of Grid, Connected Solar PV systems

• Wires and Cable sizing, Junction Boxes, Combiner Boxes, Fuses.

• Solar PV system Installation, Monitoring and Trouble Shooting, Introduction to Solar lamps, Solar Products available in the market

• Electrical engineers
• Project managers
• Professionals who wants to expands their knowledge in PV technologies.