Solar PV system is increasingly becoming popular amongst users looking for clean and green energy options.Such users however would want to know more about solar PV technology especially about deciding the correct size of solar PV modules and other components of PV system

This course is designed for all such people interested in solar energy and sustainable development who want to learn basic energy calculations and concepts in an easy to understand fashion.

The course introduces the basic solar PV configuration .Both off-grid and grid connected solar PV systems are explained

The subsequent lectures concentrates on basic energy calculations.The terms like connected load ,power ,energy , solar insolation are explained .

The selection of inverter,MPPT based on basic energy calculations is explained using practical examples

In off-grid systems the selection of batteries and it's capacity is explained with the help of examples.

In grid connected systems both small scale and large scale systems the selection of inverter is explained.

Calculations for arriving at the size of solar PV modules are dealt with in easy to understand manner .

Expected outcomes of this course

1 Calculate electricity and energy needs

2 Size and select the invertor

3 Size and select battery in case of off-grid systems

4 Size the solar PV modules