Details
1-day course
CPD Credit: 6.5 hours; Competence/s: 2
Course Aim
The aim of this course is to provide delegates with an extended foundation of the main concepts of solar energy and to enable them to practically apply their knowledge in the design of solar energy systems for small (domestic) and large (commercial) applications.
Course Programme
Topics include:
- Introduction
- Importance of understanding Solar energy resource
- Overview of photovoltaic technologies – fundamental
principles to current state of the art
- Designing a domestic system – explanation of different
components (inverters, control, battery and/or grid)
- Designing for solar farms
- Grid integration issues
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, delegates should be
able to:
- Describe the function & design of different photovoltaic
including monocrystalline silicon, amorphous, thin film and multijunction
modules and emerging technologies.
- Explain how the performance of solar energy systems varies
annually and diurnally, depending on location, sky conditions, device and
application type and load/user behaviour.
- Describe the function of the most important components
necessary in a solar energy system for small (domestic) and large
(commercial) scales.
- Understand grid connection issues for small & large
solar installations
Trainer's Profile
Dr. Anita Ortega
Anita Ortega is a Resarch Fellow in the Dept of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at Trinity College Dublin.
Engineers Ireland supports the Sustainable Development Goals. This event contributes to Engineers Ireland's Sustainability Framework.
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