The Complete Solar Energy Beginner To Advanced Level

The only online course with everything you need to know on Solar Energy - 2021 Online CERTIFICATE - BEST SELLER course

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.3

- Design your own Grid-Tie PV System
- Learn everything on Solar Modules
- Optimizers (DC/DC converters)
- Junction Boxes
- Inverterers
- Solar Meters
- Calculate Solar Array size

What you'll learn

Design your own Grid-Tie PV System

Learn everything on Solar Modules

Optimizers (DC/DC converters)

Junction Boxes

Inverterers

Solar Meters

Calculate Solar Array size

Determine and select the correct components for the Solar PV system

Calculate Peak Sun Hours for any location in the world!

Determine if the Roof Pitch and Azimuth of a property is good for a Solar System

Determine the optimum panel placement for Solar PV

Calculate efficiency losses due to Roof Pitch/Azimuth and equipments

Energy production curve of a PV system vs. house energy needs

Learn about the Solar Cells Chemistry

Learn about Monocrystalline vs. Polycrystalline modules

Learn the wiring foundations

Build your own Grid-Tie Solar design

Power concepts & Units

Learn all the fundamentals of Solar PV energy

Applications of Solar PV Systems

Foundations about Off-Grid vs. Grid-Tie

How does a PV system work

Learn in detail about the components of a typical PV system

Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar photovoltaic energy

* Requirements

* No Pre-requisites needed

Description

Design your own Grid-Tie PV System
Learn everything on Solar Modules, Optimizers (DC/DC converters), Junction Boxes, Inverterers, Solar Meters
Calculate Solar Array size
Determine and select the correct components for the Solar PV system
Calculate Peak Sun Hours for any location in the world!
Determine if the Roof Pitch and Azimuth of a property is good for a Solar System
Determine the optimum panel placement for Solar PV
Calculate efficiency losses due to Roof Pitch/Azimuth and equipments
Energy production curve of a PV system vs. house energy needs
Learn about the Solar Cells Chemistry
Learn about Monocrystalline vs. Polycrystalline modules
Learn the wiring foundations
Build your own Grid-Tie Solar design
Power concepts & Units
Learn all the fundamentals of Solar PV energy
Applications of Solar PV Systems
Foundations about Off-Grid vs. Grid-Tie
How does a PV system work
Learn in detail about the components of a typical PV system
Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar photovoltaic energy

Course content

6 sections • 33 lectures

Introduction to this course 4 lectures

What are you going to learn Preview 01:34

After finishing this video you are going to know what to expect and what are you gonna learn from this course.

Why Solar is the future!! Preview 01:59

A brief description of the reason why Solar PV is a very important Renewable Energy source of power

Job opportunities (career profile) Preview 01:21

Learn what career opportunities will arise after you finish this course

How to get the most out of this course! Preview 01:44

Simple things to enhance your learning experience

Fundamentals of Solar PV energy 10 lectures

What is a PV system and applications! Preview 02:13

Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar PV Preview 02:17

Grid-Tie vs. Off-Grid Preview 02:22

The Solar PV system & How does it work Preview 03:04

Household energy needs vs. Solar energy production Preview 04:46

Peak Sun-Hours Preview 01:44

Power concept & units (kWh) Preview 03:02

Solar cells Preview 03:27

Monocrystalline vs. Polycrystalline Cells Preview 01:59

Fundamentals of Solar PV energy - QUIZ

Give it all you've got and test yourself!

The components of a Grid-Tie PV system 8 lectures

Solar modules insight! Preview 03:25

DC/DC converters (Power optimizers) Preview 03:14

Junction boxes Preview 02:35

Solar INVERTERS!! Preview 05:50

Solar meters & Net-metering Preview 03:39

Wiring fundamentals Preview 03:40

Interconnection between devices (Electrical Diagrams) Preview 10:13

Learn how all components are interconnected to form the "sequence of components".

Components of a Grid-Tie PV system, QUIZ

Are you getting the most out of this course? Test yourself

Field Experience testing SOLAR MODULES & INVERTERS! 3 lectures

Experience - Review of a Solar Module Preview 03:28

A detailed mechanical & technical review on the SOLARTEC KS46T

Experience - Testing the effect of Tilt over Current Preview 06:51

A real Field experience. We are going to take measurements of the amount of Current produced by a Solar Module under different Tilts, and draw conclusions & recommendations.

Experience - Inverter in action! Recording Power production of an inverter. Preview 03:17

Design of a Grid-Tie PV system 7 lectures

The 4 steps into an efficient Solar PV design Preview 02:06

Learn which are the 4 steps into an efficient and reliable design of a solar PV system; resulting in the proper Sizing and Placement of the Solar Array for maximum performance.

Understanding Power Bills Preview 04:58

Daytime energy needs, assessment Preview 05:43

Roof performance for Solar, Online assessment Preview 09:31

In this lecture you are going to learn how to calculate the Roof performance for solar. Within the additional content for this lecture, I am providing a dymanic Excel sheet with instructions on how to determine the roof perfromance of any location in the world.

IMPORTANT: THE ENCLOSED EXCEL SHEET SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A GUIDELINE, AND MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AS DEFINITE NOR CONCLUSIVE, SINCE THE VALUES USED ARE APPROXIMATE AND IN REALITY, THE PERFORMANCE LOSS IS NOT LINEAL AND DEPENDENT ON MANY OTHER ADDITIONAL VARIABLES.