Solar Photovoltaic System Design Course (Recorded) Outline
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Solar Photovoltaics’ Materials
1.1 Materials of Solar Cell
1.2 Atomic Structure of Solar Materials
1.3 Energy Band of materials
1.4 Structure of Solar Cell
Chapter 2 – Working Principle of Solar Cells
2.1 Formation of Solar Cell
2.2 Formation of P-N junction
2.3 Formation of the Depletion zone
2.4 Striking of Photons, from sunlight to solar cell.
2.5 Creation of free electron and hole.
2.6 Movement of Electron and Hole in Solar Cell
2.7 Use of BUSBAR in Solar cell
2. 8 Flow of Electrons in Solar cells
2.9 Recombination of Electrons in Solar Cells
2.10 Factors Affecting Electricity Generated by a Solar Cell
2.11 Amount of input Light
2.12 Angle of Light Falling on Solar Cell
2.13 Operating Temperature
Chapter – 3 Solar Photovoltaic Modules
3.1 What is a Solar PV Module
3.2 Ratings of PV Module
3.3 Standard PV Module Parameters and data sheet analysis
3.4 I-V Characteristics of SPV Module
3.5 How Many Cells in a PV Module
3.6 Designing the wattage of a PV Module
3.7 Factors Affecting Electricity Generated by a PV Module
3.8 Measuring Open Circuit Voltage and Short Circuit Current
3.9 Matlab Simulation of I-V, P-V characteristics for different temperatures and irradiance
Chapter – 4 Solar PV Module Arrays or Strings
4.1 What are PV array and Strings
4.2 Series and parallel connection of Solar PV module
4.3 Calculation of the number of PV modules in series connection through PVsyst
4.4 Maximum voltage of PV String
4.5 Connection of Modules in Parallel Connection
4.6 Power Generated by Parallel connected PV modules
4.7 Calculation of the number of PV Modules to be connected in parallel through PVsyst
4.8 Connection of Modules in Series-Parallel
4.9 Details analysis of tilt and azimuth for solar panel installation
4.10 Junction box in the solar system
4.11 Impact of shadow in Solar Cell
Chapter – 5 Batteries
5.1 Basic function of Batteries
5.2 Types of Batteries
5.3 Capacity Calculation of Battery
5.4 Charging and Discharging of Batteries
5.5 Parameters of Batteries
5.6 State of Charge and Depth of Discharge
5.7 C-Rating
5.8 Battery efficiency
5.9 Operating Temperature
5.10 How to Select a Battery
5.11 Series connection of Batteries
5.12 Estimating the Number of Batteries Required in Series
5.13 Parallel Connection
5.14 Estimating the Number of Batteries Required in Parallel
Chapter – 6 Charge Controller, MPPT, and Inverters
6.1 Power Converters and their Efficiency
6.2 AC to DC Converters (rectifier)
6.3 DC to AC Converter (inverter)
6.4 Types of Inverters
6.5 Inverter Specifications
6.6 Charge Controller
6.7 Function of Charge Controller
6.8 Working of Charge Controller
6.9 Types of Charge Controllers
6.10 PWM Charge Controller
6.11 Maximum Power Point Tracking MPPT
6.12 MPPT Charge Controller
Chapter – 7 Selection of appropriate Wires for Solar PV system
7.1 Appropriate choice of wires
7.2 Basics of current conduction
7.3 Voltage drop in the wire
7.4 Types of wires
7.5 Single-core and multi-core wire
7.6 Wire sizing
7.7 Effect of temperature on wire selection
7.8 Wire Colour Code
7.9 Required Wire Size Calculations
Chapter – 8 Solar PV Systems Design
8.1Standalone SPV System
8.2 Grid-Connected SPV System (100MW)
Chapter – 9 Protection of Solar PV Systems
9.1 Introduction to Solar PV protection system
9.2 Protection of SPV String and Array
9.3 Protection of SPV Inverter
9.4 Protection of SPV Inverter Duty Transformer (IDT)
9.4 Discussion on Surge protection and Grounding System
Chapter – 10 Open Discussion
