Item No.: CO4204-3D

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.