Advanced Renewable Energy

Description

PV panels datasheet insight with selection criteria and MC4/PXI wiring / connection for large PV farms - DC cable sizing, layout and termination +combiner box design, layout and assembly - MW scale central PV inverters: specifications and parameters programming - DC and AC side protection arrangements - Fixed PV panels mounting system: types, configuration and assembly - Mechanical PV tracking system including single and dual axis types - Large scale PV farms maintenance and inspection procedures - IEC and NEC standards for large scale grid connected PV farms - Recent market available wind turbines for large scale farms selection criteria - Foundation, erection and turbine assembly process - Generator converter system configuration and protection - Cable management, routing and termination - IEC and NEC standards for large scale grid connected wind farms - Case study, PV farms, Benban, Egypt - Case study, wind farms, Zaafarana, Egypt.

Program

Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Control Engineering (160)

Objectives

• The course discusses advanced investigation of photovoltaic and wind energy based systems. For large scale photovoltaic projects, several aspects are addressed ragarding panel selection, cabling, inverter programming, protection design, mounting systems in addition to maintainance procedures. Regarding high power farm scale wind energy projects, critical technical points are discussed regarding turbine selection and erection, generator-converter configuration, cable management systemsin addition to international standards applied. Two Egyption market based case studies are investigated in details.‎