https://www.udemy.com/course/renewable-solar-energy-systems-controllers-chargers-and-inverters

All-in-one course on PV Solar Charger controllers, hybrid inverters and more. Taught by the Energy Engineer.

What you'll learn: 

Hybrid Inverters, Inverter-Chargers and Battery Inverters: Pros & Cons and System Blueprints

Grid meters and Financial Compensation Options for feeding power back to the grid

The operating principles and essential details of PV Solar Charge Controllers: IV Curves and MPPT Algorithms

Case Studies of the latest technology available: Inverter, Charger, PV controllers and Grid Meters

Requirements:

No prior knowledge required: You will learn everything you need to know.

This course is part of a larger set of courses for Grid Tied Solar Energy Systems: You might be interested in the other sections as well!

Description:

Hello Solar Energy Enthusiast!

My goal is to make sure you will enjoy this course! Since you are reading this, it means you are looking for a reliable source of information related to grid-tied solar energy systems: Through this course, I will share with you my extensive knowledge and experience.

And lucky you! Through this course you will get a condensed version of all the fundamentals you need to be aware of. I have included several short multiple choice questions, though which you can self-test whether you have absorbed the knowledge adequately throughout the course. And to spice it up, we will also take numerous virtual excursions to websites of manufacturers of different components of your solar system. Through this approach, we makes sure that we bridge the following gaps:

We make sure that you get the relevant and unbiased knowledge from an experienced professional

You have the possibility to test your knowledge and freely browse through the content of the course as per your preferences

We will bridge the gap between theory & real-life examples by reviewing numerous product options which you might come across as you will be shopping for your system components

I am glad you are interested in this course: It will teach you all the relevant knowledge, without any 'fluff', and includes several brief multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge.

I have created this course for you, fueled by my academic background in Renewable Energy Engineering and extensive field experience in the design and installation of PV Energy Systems. You are getting a very good deal: I will summarize for you all that I have learned over the years, and all you have to do is push the button and starting soaking up the information. Lucky you!

During this course, we will review and learn about the following topics:

The output characteristics of a PV Solar Cell

The IV Curve and relationship between current and voltage

The correlation between irradiance and PV performance

The difference between the Open Circuit Voltage and Short Circuit Current

The location of the Maximum Power Point, and how to track it

Where to find the IV Curve details of a PV Module you consider to buy

How to interpret the specification sheet information of a particular PV Module

The relationship between the PV Module voltage and power output

The principles of IV Curve stacking

PV Cell Open Circuit Voltage increments versus Short Circuit Current combinations

Parallel and Series connection of PV Cells and the stacking effect

Case study of a real life PV Module: How to find the Voc, Isc an MPP values

Module test protocols: NMOT versus STC testing

Maximum Power Point Tracking: the interactions on the IV Curve

The MPPT algorithm principles explained

Case Study of a MPPT PV Charge Controller: The performance and design characteristics explained

Temperature derating factors of a charge controller

Overdesigning your PV array compared to the charger specification values

The maximum current values for a MPPT charger

The effect of temperature on your PV module voltage output

Pulse Width Modulation and charging algorithms

Charging behavior with PWM devices

Battery voltage versus Vmpp with PWM chargers

Efficiency loss during Pulse Width Modulation charging

Case study of available PWM chargers: Design and performance limits

Input & Output connections on chargers

User Interfaces: advantages and disadvantages

The advantage of stacking multiple chargers in one system

Case Study of available MPPT PV Chargers: Connection types, Terminal sizes and Design parameters

The difference between String Inverters and Central Inverters

The concepts and functionality of Hybrid Inverters

Blue print and operation examples of a Grid Tied Hybrid Inverter with a PV Array and a Energy Storage System

Dedicated versus integrated Inverter-Chargers 

Blue print examples of a Grid Tied PV System with both String Inverters and Hybrid Inverters

Case Study: 2kVA and 3kVA 120VAC Inverter-Chargers

Separate functionality and operation values for Integrated Inverter-Chargers

Case Study: All in one Hybrid Inverter, the design and operation values

The difference between the current and voltage Total Harmonic Distortion values [THDI, THDU]

The concept of Anti Islanding for Grid Tied PV Energy Systems

The different terminologies used related to Anti Islanding

Blue print of a typical Distributed Energy System with Energy Storage [DESS] 

Theoretical case study of a DESS within a power grid during power outages

The basic differences between Uni- and Bidirectional Grid Meters

The concept of SMART Bidirectional Grid Meters

Feed-in Tariff, Net Metering and the Successor Tariffs explained

The principle of Time Of Use [TOU] compensation for Grid Tied Systems

Blue prints of a Grid Tied System with various Grid Meters and financial compensation models

Read-Out principles of analog unidirectional grid meters

Power Purchase Agreements, Net Metering Vs. Net Billing, Market Rate Metering and other models explained

The main outline of this course is as follows:

PV Controllers

IV Curve

Stacking Effect

MPPT Algorithm

PWM Chargers

Charger options

Inverters

String Inverters

Hybrid Inverters

Inverter-Chargers

Anti Islanding Protection

Grid Meters

The different Financial Compensation Models

Grid Meter options and Read-Out Examples

The different Grid Feed-In Agreements

Take action now! Educate yourself by starting this course, so that you will be able to make well-informed decisions for your system. TIP: Udemy offers a very generous refund policy in case the course content turns out different than what you expected.

See you soon!Jesse

Jesse Gorter

Renewable an Sustainable Energy Engineer, Master of Engineering

Mechanical Engineer, Energy Technology, Bachelor of Engineering

Who this course is for:Home OwnersStudentsProperty ManagersInstallation TechniciansDesign and Sales Experts

Who this course is for:

Home Owners

Students

Property Managers

Installation Technicians

Design and Sales Experts