Course Power engineering: Photovoltaics

Includes:

Experiment board with:

• 4 Monocrystalline solar modules, 6 V/40 mA

• 1 Rechargeable solar battery, 12V/1.2 Ah

• Integrated micro controlled charger regulator, discharge and overload protection

• 12 V PC fan and 12 V LED lamp for use as fixed loads

• Variable load for recording characteristics

• Dimmable 120 W reflector lamp

• Labsoft browser and course software

 

Course contents:

• Function and principle of solar cells

• Meaning of terms "solar radiation" and "solar constant"

• Various types of solar cell

• Manufacturing of solar cells

• Connection of solar cells

• Recording characteristic for a solar cell

• Determine the Maximum Power Point (MPP)

• Dependence of I and V from temperature, illumination and angle of incidence

• Design of a rechargeable solar cell

• Storage of energy in a solar cell

• Various types of solar plant

• Design of an insular network with solar cells

• Course duration: 4.5 h approx.