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Ultimate Solar Energy Course For Electrical Engineering

Offered By: Skillshare

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Course Description

Overview

Hello Students !!! Welcome to My Own course "Complete Solar Energy Course for Electrical Engineering"

Here are some of the Content which you will Learn in this Incredible Course !!!

  • In this course we will discuss the construction of the PV(Photovoltaic) Cells , the connection of PV Cells including series and parallel and when to use each of them, we will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of PV Cells.

  • We will learn about Sun Tracking to get Max Output power from PV Cells also we will discuss some of the Techniques of MPPT (Maximum power point Tracking) to get Max Power from PV Cells .

  • We will learn about the Effect of Insolation ,Temperature and Load Resistance on Power.

  • you will also Understand the Gried Tied system , its components ,advantages and disadvantages,Understand the off Gried system , its components ,advantages and disadvantages and Learn about the Hyprid Solar system , its components ,advantages and disadvantages.

  • you will Learn about the Different Types of Solar-Photo-voltaic Cells and their Efficiency, the Junction box and how to wire it.

  • we will learn how to determine the PV Max voltage and Power consumption demands.

  • We will have an overview to DC-DC Converters including the Buck Converter, the Boost converter and Buck-Boost Converter to Step up and Step down the DC Voltage of PV Cells.

  • Lastly the most important part which is the solar PV System design , we will Size the PV Modules,inverter ,Battery, Solar charge controller and MPPT Charge controller and more in this course.

Requested by Student : i Added New Section : "Protection of PV System"

  • you will Learn about Protection of PV System,how to select fuses to Protect Strings and Learn the Protection of Arrays.

  • you will Understand difference between 3 busbars and 5 busbars and How to Select the AC busbar and DC Busbar.

  • you will Understand the Protection devices for Transformer,the Inverter Protection and the Surge Protection Device.

  • Finally you will  Learn the Grounding of PV System and Solar Kit.

    You will Learn Everything you need in Solar Energy , waiting for you in my course .

Updated Content and added lectures on 2/3/2019 !

  • On grid system design by hand calculations.

  • On grid system design by PVsyst program.

  • Off grid system design extra example.

  • Off grid system design by using PVsyst program.

  • PV system construction.

  • Construction of PV Cells.

  • Advantages and Disadvantages Of PV Cells.

  • Solar Cells Modules and Arrays.

  • Parallel and Series connection in PV System.

  • Effect of Temperature and Insolation on V-I Curve.

  • Construction And Types Of Batteries.

  • Charging of Lead acid batteries and hydrometer.

  • Maintenance of Batteries and Methods of charging.

  • Cycle of Batteries.

  • Importance of Charge controller.

  • Selection and Datasheet of the Panel.

  • Inverter Selection.

  • PV Energy according to Area.

  • Shading and Tilt angle.


Syllabus

  • Solar Energy Course Content
  • Introduction to PV System
  • Types of Busbars and Solar Cells
  • V-I Characteristics of a PV Panel
  • Different Connections of Solar Panels
  • Shading and Half Cut Cells
  • Mounting and Tilt Angle of a PV Panel
  • Calculation of the Tilt Angle in a Location
  • Panel Parameters and Measurements
  • Junction Box in PV Panels
  • Solar Wires and Cables Installation Process
  • PV String Maximum Voltage
  • Off Grid, On Grid, and Hybrid PV Systems
  • Importance of Charge controller
  • PWM And MPPT Charge Controllers
  • Function, Types and Data Sheet of Inverter
  • Introduction to Batteries
  • Practical Recommendation of Battery System Voltage
  • Components of 24V and 48V PV Systems
  • Battery Capacity and C-Rate
  • C10, C20, and C100 Batteries
  • Battery Connections
  • Cycle of a Battery and DoD
  • Deep Cycle Batteries and Car Batteries
  • Specific Energy and Specific Density of a Battery
  • Self Discharge of a Battery
  • Shelf Life, Cycle Life, and Calendar Life of a Battery
  • Lead Acid Batteries
  • Maintenance of Flooded Lead Acid Batteries
  • Lithium Batteries
  • Nickel Batteries
  • Flow Batteries
  • Cost of Batteries
  • Battery Balancer
  • Lead Acid Battery and Lithium-Ion Charging Cycle
  • Datasheet of a Solar Battery
  • Example 1 on Design an Off-Grid PV System
  • Example 2 on Design an Off-Grid PV System
  • Example on Design of a Hybrid PV System
  • Example Design of an on Grid System
  • PV Energy According to Area
  • Design Standalone System using PVSYST
  • Design of Grid connected system using PVSYST
  • Introduction to Water Pumping System and Steps of Design
  • Solved Example on Solar Pumping System Design
  • Introduction to Protection of PV System
  • Selection of Fuses and Protection of String
  • Protection of Arrays
  • Protection of Inverter
  • Protection of Transformer
  • Grounding of PV System
  • Types of BusBars in PV System and Selection of BusBars
  • Design Of Off Grid PV System Using Excel Sheet
  • How To Get Free License For Students For Autocad
  • Starting Autocad and Changing Background
  • Drawing A Line In Autocad
  • Drawing A Rectangle In Autocad
  • Drawing A Circle In Autocad
  • Drawing A Polygon In Autocad
  • Drawing An Arc In Autocad
  • Drawing A Polyline In Autocad
  • Multiple Lines Using The Offset Feature
  • Adding Text To Autocad
  • Extending Lines In Autocad
  • Selection in Autocad
  • F shortcuts In Autocad
  • Dimensions In Autocad
  • Multi Spiral Line And Mld In Autocad
  • Block And Explode
  • Move And Scale Commands In Autocad
  • Rotate,Mirror And Fillet Commands In Autocad
  • Area Calculation And Adding Layer In Autocad
  • Saving Your File And Autosave Feature
  • Drawing Fluorescent Symbol Using Autocad
  • Autocad Classic Mode And Workspace
  • Single Line Diagram Of PV System And Selection Of Fuses And Breakers
  • Effect Of Current On Human Body
  • Types Of Electric Hazards
  • Classification Of Earting Systems
  • Components Of Earthing System
  • Design And Resistance Of Earthing Electrode
  • Design And Resistance Of Earthing Conductor
  • Measurement Of Earth Resistance By Megger and Three Point Method
  • Design Earthing Or Ground Grid Using ETAP
  • Simulation of PV Cell In MATLAB And Obtaining V I Characteristics

Taught by

Ahmed Mahdy

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