The course is designed to teach students how to design PV systems to meet application requirements, install PV systems, and analyze system performance. It covers topics such as solar radiation estimation, PV cell characteristics and performance, system components, system sizing for both stand-alone and grid-connected applications, economics, and case studies. Students will complete assignments, a design project, and a term paper on their project to demonstrate their understanding of PV system design. Exams will focus on comprehension of the material rather than memorization and regular attendance is required.
The course is designed to teach students how to design PV systems to meet application requirements, install PV systems, and analyze system performance. It covers topics such as solar radiation estimation, PV cell characteristics and performance, system components, system sizing for both stand-alone and grid-connected applications, economics, and case studies. Students will complete assignments, a design project, and a term paper on their project to demonstrate their understanding of PV system design. Exams will focus on comprehension of the material rather than memorization and regular attendance is required.
The course is designed to teach students how to design PV systems to meet application requirements, install PV systems, and analyze system performance. It covers topics such as solar radiation estimation, PV cell characteristics and performance, system components, system sizing for both stand-alone and grid-connected applications, economics, and case studies. Students will complete assignments, a design project, and a term paper on their project to demonstrate their understanding of PV system design. Exams will focus on comprehension of the material rather than memorization and regular attendance is required.
The course is designed to teach students how to design PV systems to meet application requirements, install PV systems, and analyze system performance. It covers topics such as solar radiation estimation, PV cell characteristics and performance, system components, system sizing for both stand-alone and grid-connected applications, economics, and case studies. Students will complete assignments, a design project, and a term paper on their project to demonstrate their understanding of PV system design. Exams will focus on comprehension of the material rather than memorization and regular attendance is required.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (Sr.), SMEC Syllabus Content • Credits: 2 0 0 4 3 • Version: 2.10 • Course Prerequisites: MEE230/MEE 1011 • Course Type: CBL • Expected Outcome: ➢At the end of the course, the student will be able to ▪ Design PV systems to meet economic and functional requirements of any application ▪ Plan and carry out PV system installation ▪ Analyse the performance of PV systems and components • This course helps you to design a PV system based on industry standard engineering practices Broad Contents 1. Revision of solar radiation estimation using Page-Angstrong method 2. Basics of photovoltaics ➢Physics of solar cells ➢Characteristics of cells and modules ➢Performance parameters ➢Output estimation under field conditions ➢Production processes 3. PV system components ➢Battery, charge controller, inverter, BoS ➢Installation, safety and codes 4. System sizing ➢Stand-alone with battery storage ➢Grid connected 5. Economics ➢Estimating unit cost of electricity generated ➢Payback analysis ➢Detailed Project Report (DPR preparation) 6. Case studies ➢Group presentations based on student projects Evaluation (CBL) with Component Weightage Due Date Name %] CAT – I 15 As per Academic Calendar CAT – II 15 As per Academic Calendar TEE 50 As per Academic Calendar Individual 5 Choose a topic from a list of Term Paper topics provided in the area of (Assignments) solar photovoltaics Design project 10 • Designing a stand-alone work (Max. of PV power plant 2/3 members) • Validating the design using a standard design software • Economics using “Retscreen” software SET paper 5 As per Academic Paper based on the above (Same team Calendar project work doing the Course Material • Hour-wise lecture materials in the form of PPTs and PDFs will be uploaded into student login • Additional reference material relevant to a specific topic will also be uploaded for most topics • eBooks will be uploaded for general reference • Necessary software will be provided Points to remember • Exams shall carry questions that check your understanding (HOT) – Not memory • Questions will be asked from the course material also • About 20% of questions will be directly from the class lectures – Hence attendance will be mandatory to gain marks • One design problem carrying 25 to 30 marks may be asked during the TEE • Dates of submissions will be strictly followed – Late submissions may be refused for evaluation ➢ Assignments may be submitted in a soft format through eMails (mail to: rajasekhar.y@vit.ac.in) • Extra efforts beyond the class room study is necessary to master the course • Periodic reading of all course material is essential to understand the course – They are voluminous and last minute reading may not help you