Operation & Maintenance of Solar Power Plants
10- Week Modular Course on Operation & Maintenance of Solar Power Plants
Course 1: Solar Photovoltaic Energy and battery storage
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Unit 1
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Definition of Power and Energy, Renewable Energy and non-renewable energy sources
Estimating energy requirements: Daily energy consumption, monthly energy consumption and electricity bill
Solar PV Modules, Ratings of SPV Modules, Standard SPV Module Parameters
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Unit 2
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Factors affecting electricity generated by SPV Modules, Measuring module parameters
Solar PV Module arrays : Series connections, parallel connections, mixed connections, calculation of total array power
Junction boxes, fuses, connectors, mounting structures
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Unit 3
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Some basics about batteries, working of a battery (charging, discharging), components of a battery cell
Types of batteries, parameters of batteries
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Unit 4
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Batteries for PV systems Liquid vented batteries, VRLA batteries
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Unit 5
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Series/Parallel connection of batteries, Estimating total energy storage capacity in series/parallel connected batteries
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Course 2: Solar Power Electronics and wiring
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Unit 1
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Inverters (DC to AC inverters) : Types of inverters, Inverter specifications
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Unit 2
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Inverter components : circuit and working
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Unit 3
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Charge controller : function, working, types, specifications
MPPT Charge controller
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Unit 4
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Wires: Resistance, voltage drop, types of wires, their current carrying capacity and voltage drop calculation, wire sizing
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Unit 5
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DC cabling , DC distribution box, AC cabling, AC distribution box
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Course 3: Solar PV system design, operation and maintenance
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Unit 1
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Load estimation and energy requirement, sizing and configuration of SPV Modules
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Unit 2
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Sizing of inverter, charge controller and batteries
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Unit 3
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Selection of cables, fuses, junction box, mounting structures
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Unit 4
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Maintenance and troubleshooting of SPV Modules, batteries
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Unit 5
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maintenance and troubleshooting of inverters
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