Syllabus
Photovoltaic Basics: Structure and working of Solar Cells – Types, Electrical properties and Behavior of Solar Cells – Cell properties and design – PV Cell Interconnection and Module Fabrication – PV Modules and arrays – Basics of Load Estimation.
Standalone and Grid Connected PV Systems: Types of Solar PV Systems – Standalone, Grid-connected and Hybrid – Schematics, Design Methodology, Components, Batteries, Charge Conditioners – Typical applications for lighting, water pumping etc.
Charge Controller, MPPT and Inverters: Need for Balance of System (BoS), Power Converters and their efficiency, DC to AC Converters (Inverters), DC to DC Converters, Charge Controllers, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), Types of Wires and Wire Sizing, Junction Box.
Batteries and Their Applications: Types of batteries, Parameters of Batteries, How to select a battery, Connecting Batteries together–Series, Parallel and mixed combination, Estimating Number of Batteries to be Connected in a battery Bank, Testing and Maintenance of Batteries, Fault Detection, Instruments used for Maintenance.
Design of PV Systems: Solar radiation, radiation measuring instruments, radiation measurement and predictions, atmospheric effects, seasonal effects, environmental effects on standard test conditions, Solar PV system installation for different Applications and cost – Sizing and Reliability Economics of PV Systems – sample payback period, lifecycle costing, Introduction to Solar Advisory Model (SAM)Software.
Resources
Lecture Notes
Module 1 (Download)
Module 2 (Download)
Module 3 (Download)
Module 4 (Download)
Module 5 (Download)
