This course is a design oriented course aimed at photovoltaic system design. The course begins by discussing about the PV cell electrical characteristics and interconnections. Estimation of insolation and PV sizing is addressed is some detail. Maximum power point tracking and circuits related to it are discussed. Later, applications related to pelt...
This course is a design oriented course aimed at photovoltaic system design. The course begins by discussing about the PV cell electrical characteristics and interconnections. Estimation of insolation and PV sizing is addressed is some detail. Maximum power point tracking and circuits related to it are discussed. Later, applications related to pelt...
A historical perspective
20mPV cell characteristics and equivalent circuit
19mModel of PV cell
12mShort Circuit, Open Circuit and peak power parameters
13mDatasheet study
6mCell efficiency
11mEffect of temperature
19mTemperature effect calculation example
11mFill factor
7mPV cell simulation
7mIdentical cells in series
36mLoad line
36mNon-identical cells in series
36mProtecting cells in series
36mInterconnecting modules in series
7mSimulation of cells in series
15mIdentical cells in parallel
8mNon-identical cells in parallel
9mProtecting cells in parallel
6mInterconnecting modules
8mSimulation of cells in parallel
5mPracticals - Measuring i-v characteristics
16mPracticals - PV source emulation?
23mIntroduction
14mInsolation and irradiance
22mInsolation variation with time of day
22mEarth centric viewpoint and declination
17mSolar geometry
17mInsolation on a horizontal flat plate
28mEnergy on a horizontal flat plate
15mSunrise and sunset hour angles
7mExamples
12mEnergy on a tilted flat plate
18mEnergy plots in octave
27mAtmospheric effects
16mAirmass
15mEnergy with atmospheric effects
27mClearness index
33mClearness index and energy scripts in Octave
15mSizing PV for applications without batteries
15mSIZING PV Examples?
13mBatteries - intro
6mBatteries - Capacity??
13mBatteries - C-rate? ?
15mBatteries - Efficiency??
7mBatteries - Energy and power densities? ??
6mBatteries - Comparison??
6mBattery selection?
11mOther energy storage methods?
18mPV system design- Load profile??
17mPV system design- Days of autonomy and recharge?
5mPV system design- Battery size?
8mPV system design- PV array size?
12mDesign toolbox in octave?
7mMPPT concept
17mInput impedance of DC-DC converters - Boost converter?
17mInput impedance of DC-DC converters - Buck converter?
28mInput impedance of DC-DC converters -Buck-Boost converter?
25m?Input impedance of DC-DC converters -PV module in SPICE?
32mInput impedance of DC-DC converters -Simulation - PV and DC-DC interface?
32mSimulation - MPPT
24mImpedance control methods
4mImpedance control methods- Reference cell - voltage scaling?
14mImpedance control methods- Reference cell - current scaling?
11mImpedance control methods- Reference cell - Sampling method??
10mImpedance control methods- Reference cell - Power slope method 1
14mImpedance control methods- Reference cell - Power slope method?2
14mImpedance control methods- Reference cell - Hill climbing method
13mPractical points - Housekeeping power supply?
17mPractical points- Gate driver
19mPractical points- MPPT for non-resistive loads?
9mDirect PV-battery connection
23mCharge controller
32mBattery charger - Understanding current control?
27mBattery charger - slope compensation?
13mBattery charger -simulation of current control?
12mBatteries in series - charge equalisation
18mBatteries in parallel
21mPeltier device - principle
18mPeltier element - datasheet
11mPeltier cooling
37mThermal aspects
37mThermal aspects- Conduction
5mThermal aspects- Convection
17mThermal aspects- A peltier refrigeration example?
30mThermal aspects- Radiation and mass transport
9mDemo of Peltier cooling
11mWater pumping principle?
9mHydraulic energy and power
12mTotal dynamic head
22mNumerical solution - Colebrook formula
7mOctave script for head calculation
19mPV AND WATER PUMPING Examples
31mOctave script for hydraulic power
9mCentrifugal pump
20mReciprocating pump
4m?PV power
4mPumped hydro application
20m?Grid connection principle
20m?PV to grid topologies Part-I
16mPV to grid topologies Part-II?
16m?PV to grid topologies Part-III
15m3ph d-q controlled grid connection intro?
15m3ph d-q controlled grid connection dq-axis theory
19m3ph d-q controlled grid connection AC to DC transformations
13m3ph d-q controlled grid connection DC to AC transformations?
15m3ph d-q controlled grid connection Complete 3ph grid connection
28m1ph d-q controlled grid connection?
17m3ph PV-Grid interface example?
14mSVPWM - discrete implementation?
20mSVPWM - analog implementation
27mApplication of integrated magnetics
25mLIFE CYCLE COSTING Growth models?
20mLIFE CYCLE COSTING Growth model examples?
8mLIFE CYCLE COSTING Annual payment and present worth factor
12mLIFE CYCLE COSTING LCC with example-01?
22mLIFE CYCLE COSTING LCC example-02
14mLIFE CYCLE COSTING LCC example-03
17m