This course supplies learners with the insights necessary for properly planning, and therefore successfully installing, a photovoltaic (PV) system per design specifications. It directs learners through the important steps of initial site inspection and evaluating appropriate locations for PV systems, and features unique elements of residential, small, industrial and utility-scale solar applications. The course probes key design concerns – including load, efficiency, and mechanical and electrical design – as well as aesthetics and tools for planning. Learners experiment with calculations needed to design a PV system, exercising newly gained knowledge about site selection, layout, code compliance, system components, and wire sizing.
This course is part of the Solar Energy for Engineers, Architects and Code Inspectors Specialization
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Solar Energy for Engineers, Architects and Code Inspectors SpecializationUniversity at BuffaloAbout this Course
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Analyze advantages and disadvantages of various PV systems
Evaluate PV system requirements
Identify key PV design considerations and planning tools
Skills you will gain
- Mechanical Design
- Electrical Design
- PV system sizing
- PV systems
- PV system design
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
PV Design Basics
PV Design Considerations
Electrical System Design
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- 5 stars75.04%
- 4 stars21.73%
- 3 stars2.20%
- 2 stars0.33%
- 1 star0.67%
TOP REVIEWS FROM SOLAR ENERGY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN
If including some design videos like sunny web design or helioscope and aurora solar will gain some practical knowledge of designing.
It is very effective and useful. I got lots of knowledge in planning, cost and electrical design. I learned the solar system clearly and knew more about the inverters.
Awesome course. Reaching to the very basics but I would say the week 4 i.e related to planning etc. should be introduced in the begining. Rest is perfectly awesome.
100% Efforts by Instructor.
Its amazing to learn how each aspects is being covered in the course.
PRACTICAL Videos of the each parts of the solar was very impressive.
Just Excellent!!!!
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