Location

Technical and Vocational Institute

Objectives

• • Providing trainees with good skills to deal with Photo Voltaic Cells and Renewable Energy.• Providing the trainee with the necessary basics to select all solar energy components in a way that increases of the efficiency of station• How to maintain and diagnosis the operating station.• •The parts needed to make connections to the station.

Outcomes

By the end of the course, the trainee will have the ability to:• Choose the appropriate solar cells.• Choose suitable batteries for loads.• Choose the appropriate inverter for the type of load and its electrical capacity.• Choose the cables needed for the work of the station.• the necessary maintenance for a solar energy station.

Course Contents

• Introduction to Solar Electricity • Use of solar energy• Solar cells-function, variety, production.• Solar modules• From solar cell production to PV systems (Video)• Solar radiation• Basic of Electricity• Energy• Power• Electricity (voltage, current, resistance)• Connections (series and parallel,summation of power)• Open and short circuit• Bypass diodes• Direct current (DC)/alternating current (AC)• Power transmission• Overview of types of solar systems• Grid-tied PV systems• Off-grid PV systems• Efficiency of off-grid systems• Efficiency of DC-systems• Efficiency of AC-systems• Choosing the right off-grid system• Components of off-grid photovoltaic systems• Planning and design of DC off-grid systems• Introduction :steps to do• Selection of type of system• Data collection :electricity consumption and climate date • Dimensioning of the PV generator (DGS,Haberlin, hankins,reepro etc)• Calculations of losses/system efficiency • System voltage• Battery