The University at Buffalo - Solar Energy and Electrical System Design
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Solar Energy and Electrical System Design at Coursera Overview
Duration | 17 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Solar Energy and Electrical System Design at Coursera Highlights
- This Course Plus the Full Specialization.
- Shareable Certificates.
- Graded Programming Assignments.
Solar Energy and Electrical System Design at Coursera Course details
- This course supplies learners with the insights necessary for properly planning, and therefore successfully installing, a photovoltaic (PV) system per design specifications. It directs learners through the important steps of initial site inspection and evaluating appropriate locations for PV systems, and features unique elements of residential, small, industrial and utility-scale solar applications. The course probes key design concerns ' including load, efficiency, and mechanical and electrical design ' as well as aesthetics and tools for planning. Learners experiment with calculations needed to design a PV system, exercising newly gained knowledge about site selection, layout, code compliance, system components, and wire sizing.
- This course is targeted for engineers who have interest in entering the solar power sectors. It is also appropriate for HVAC installers, architects and building code inspectors. Learners should have a basic grasp of electrical engineering, physics and mathematical concepts. Those who are unfamiliar with how PV works, the elements of a PV system, and/or solar power ROI should take the first course of the specialization, Solar Energy Systems Overview.
- Material includes online lectures, videos, demos, hands-on exercises, project work, readings and discussions. This is the second course in the Solar PV for Engineers, Architects and Code Inspectors specialization. To learn more about the specialization, check out a video overview at https://youtu.be/XjkKzbXqA6s.
Solar Energy and Electrical System Design at Coursera Curriculum
PV Design Basics
Initial Site Inspection
Shade Calculations
Roof Assessments
Solar Panel Location and Spacing
Floodplains
Power Line and Battery Locations
Circuit Boxes
Pros and Cons of Rooftop Systems
Ground Mounts and Building Integrated PV
Large Commercial, Community, and Utility-Scale Solar
Site Visit Summary
Acknoweldgements
Shade Calculation Tools (Optional)
Guide to Structural Consideration (Optional)
Sun Path Chart Program (Optional)
U.S. Floodplain Data (Optional)
Ground Mount vs Rooftop Mounted Systems (Optional)
Ground Mounts and Off-Grid Systems (Optional)
Building-Integrated PV (Optional)
Land Requirements for Solar PV Systems
PV Design Basics- Practice Quiz 1
PV Design Basics Practice Quiz 2
PV Design Basics
PV Design Considerations
Load
Efficiency
Wind Loading
Lag Bolt Calculations
Weight Loading
Measuring Excess Capacity
Ballast System
System Sizing Calculation
Full Sun Hours Chart
Efficiency Calculation
Wind Map and ASCE 7 (Optional)
Wind Loading Calculation Formulas and Examples (Optional)
Wood Handbook
PV Design Considerations Practice Quiz
PV Design Considerations
Electrical System Design
Load and Size
Inverters and Solar Panels
Code
String Size, Pathways, and Module Curves
Temperature Coefficient
Inverter Capacity
System Design Calculation
Voltage Drop Overview
Wire Run and Voltage Drop
Ampacity
Conduits in Different Scenarios
Managing Current
Shut Off
Conclusion
Evaluating Loads (Optional)
Types of Inverters (Optional)
U.S. National Electric Code
Trina Spec Sheet (Optional)
Temperature Coefficient Calculations (Optional)
SMA Inverter Capacity Spec Sheet (Optional)
Calculating Voltage Change (Optional)
Voltage Drop Calculation - Part I (Optional)
Voltage Drop Calculation - Part II
Ampacity Table 310.15(B)(16) (Optional)
De-Rating Calculations (Optional)
Ambient Temperature Adjustments (Optional)
Ampacity Calculation
Micro-Inverter Spec Sheet
Electrical System Design Practice Quiz 1
Electrical System Design Practice Quiz 2
Electrical System Design
Recommendation Options
PV Aesthetics
Codes, Clean Energy Goals, and Costs
Design Considerations
PV Planning
Solar Shingles, Tiles, and Solar Roofs (Optional)
PV Aesthetics (Optional)
Codes (Optional)
Solar PV Costs (Optional)
Design Considerations (Optional)
Planning Calculations (Optional)
Planning Tools (Optional)
Recommendation Options Practice Quiz
Recommendation Options
System Design Project: Theory to Practice
Final Graded System Design Project Specs
Final Graded System Design Project
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