Course Description
The EE200 intensive training course is designed to help individuals understand the fundamentals of solar energy systems from scratch. No experience required. It covers a wide range of topics, including: the fundamentals of solar energy, types of solar energy systems, electricity fundamentals, system sizing principles, and the design of photovoltaic systems. This course includes 15 hours of online-live training (or onsite), a course outline, examples, exercises, quizzes, assignments, final exam and a certificate of completion.
Pre-requisites: None
Course Objectives
o Understand the components of solar power system and deal with them.
o Understand parameters related to sun.
o Understand fundamentals of electricity.
o Ability to design off/on grid solar power systems.
Pre-Requisites by Topic
o Calculus
o Electricity
Computer Usage: Online tables, Matlab and solar system Simulation software
Topics
1. Introduction To Solar Power Systems 0.5 Hour
2. Fundamentals of Solar Energy 5 Hours
o The sun
o Radiation, Global radiation
o Irradiance, insolation and irradiation
o Solar constant
o Peak sun hour
o Solar position, azimuth, altitude
o Geographic coordinates
o Earth’s motion
o Time zone.
o Declination angle
o Distance between the earth and the sun calculations
o Magnetic declination
o Air mass
o Tilt angle
o Solar radiation measuring tools
o Finding the insolation table for any location
o Solar calculations using Matlab
3. Electricity Fundamentals 1.5 Hours
o Electric charge
o Electric current
o Insulator, conductors, and simi-conductors
o Electric voltage
o AC vs. DC
o Parallel & series connections
o Power end energy
o Estimate the monthly consumption of energy
o Electric bills
4. Fundamentals of Photovoltaic Systems 5 Hours
o Features of photovoltaic systems
o Applications of PV systems
o Types of PV systems
o Photovoltaic (PV) Effect
o Photovoltaic cell, module and array
o I-V & P-V characteristic curves
o Factors effecting the performance of the PV module
o Solar module orientation
o Charge controller; principle & types
o Battery ; principle & types
o Power inverter ; principle & types
o The load
5. Procedure of Designing a PV System (On & Off Grid) 1.5 Hours
6. Applications In How to Design Off-grid Solar Power Systems 1.5 Hours
7. Review & Other Topics 1 Hour
Assignment of course grade:
The grade will be based on the weighted index as shown below.
Homework . . . . . . . . . 15 %
Quizzes . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 %
Project .. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 %
Final Exam . . . . . . . . . 55 %
* 3 quizzes + 3 Assignments+ 1 project + 1 final exam
Course Pass Grade: 80%
Tuition: $400 USD
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