Design and sizing of photovoltaic systems

Course title: Design and sizing of photovoltaic systems

Code: FEIT04L028

Number of credits (ECTS): 6

Weekly number of classes: 3+2+0+0

Prerequisite for enrollment of the subject: Passed: Mathematics 1, Electrical engineering 1

Course goals/Competences: Getting ability for design, performance analyses of stand-alone PV systems and their financial evaluation.

Total available number of classes: 180

Curriculum: Introduction. Types of PV systems: stand-alone, hybrid, grid-connected. Components in PV systems: characteristics and modeling. Introduction to the software package PVSYST. Databases for solar radiation and the system components. Sizing of stand-alone PV system. Performance analyses. Economic analyses. Influence estimation of the relevant factors to the total value of PV systems within their life cycle. Protection measures in PV systems.

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