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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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 stars74.74%
- 4 stars21.97%
- 3 stars2.24%
- 2 stars0.34%
- 1 star0.69%
TOP REVIEWS FROM SOLAR ENERGY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN
Thank you gay for an exceptional course! It was very informative, practical and understandable. It will really help me in the future.
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.
It is an excellent course and excellent instructor but the course can be even better, if more explanation on a board added to the course's materials.
Last week should be a complete solar project including wiring losses, shade losses, Roof tilt structure, Weight lifting calculations etc. all things that we need for project from scrap to result.
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