JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Prerequisite

None

Course Objectives:

• To introduce photovoltaic systems
• To deal with various technologies of solar PV cells
• To understand details about manufacture, sizing and operating techniques
• To have knowledge of design considerations.

Course Outcomes

After completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Identify photovoltaic system components and system types
• Calculate electrical energy and power
• Correctly size system components, design considerations of solar equipment
• Design a basic grid-tie PV system.

UNIT - I

SOLAR ENERGY Sun and Earth, Solar Spectrum, Solar Geometry, Solar radiation on horizontal and inclined planes, Instruments for measurement of solar radiation, Solar cell, Equivalent circuit, V-I characteristics, Performance improvement.

UNIT - II

SOLAR CELLS Manufacture of Solar Cells-Technologies, Design of Solar cells, Photovoltaic modules, Design requirements, Encapsulation systems, Manufacture, Power rating, Hotspot effect, Design qualifications.

UNIT - III

PROTECTION AND MEASUREMENTS Flat plate arrays, Support structures, Module interconnection and cabling, Lightning protection, Performance measurement using natural sun light and simulator, Determination of temperature coefficients, Internal series resistance, Curve correction factor.

UNIT - IV

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS Photovoltaic systems, Types, General design considerations, System sizing, Battery sizing, Inverter sizing, Design examples, Balance of PV systems.

UNIT - V

MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS Maximum power point trackers, Perturb and observe, Incremental conductance method, Hill climbing method, Hybrid and complex methods, Data based and other approximate methods, Instrument design, Other MPP techniques, Grid interactive PV system.

TEXTBOOKS:

• 1. F.C.Treble, “Generating electricity from Sun”, Pergamon Press.
• 2. A.K.Mukherjee, Nivedita Thakur,”Photovoltaic systems: Analysis and design”, PHI, 2011.

REFERENCES:

• 1. C.S.Solanki,” Solar Photovoltaic’s: Fundamentals, Technologies and applications”, PHI, 2009. M. Tech – I& II Semester L T P C 2 0 0 0