| The PV Cell |
| Lecture 01 - A Historical Perspective |
| Lecture 02 - PV Cell Characteristics and Equivalent Circuit |
| Lecture 03 - Model of PV Cell |
| Lecture 04 - Short Circuit, Open Circuit and Peak Power Parameters |
| Lecture 05 - Datasheet Study |
| Lecture 06 - Cell Efficiency |
| Lecture 07 - Effect of Temperature |
| Lecture 08 - Temperature Effect Calculation Example |
| Lecture 09 - Fill Factor |
| Lecture 10 - PV Cell Simulation |
| Series and Parallel Interconnection |
| Lecture 11 - Identical Cells in Series |
| Lecture 12 - Load Line |
| Lecture 13 - Non-identical Cells in Series |
| Lecture 14 - Protecting Cells in Series |
| Lecture 15 - Interconnecting Cells in Series |
| Lecture 16 - Simulation of Cells in Series |
| Lecture 17 - Identical Cells in Parallel |
| Lecture 18 - Non-Identical Cells in Parallel |
| Lecture 19 - Protecting Cells in Parallel |
| Lecture 20 - Interconnecting Modules |
| Lecture 21 - Simulation of Cells in Parallel |
| Lecture 22 - Practicals - Measuring I-V Characteristics |
| Lecture 23 - Practicals - PV Source Emulation |
| Energy from Sun |
| Lecture 24 - Introduction |
| Lecture 25 - Insolation and Irradiance |
| Lecture 26 - Insolation Variation with Time of Day |
| Lecture 27 - Earth Centric Viewpoint and Declination |
| Lecture 28 - Solar Geometry |
| Lecture 29 - Insolation on a Horizontal Flat Plate |
| Lecture 30 - Energy on a Horizontal Flat Plate |
| Lecture 31 - Sunrise and Sunset Hour Angles |
| Lecture 32 - Examples |
| Incident Energy Estimation |
| Lecture 33 - Energy on a Tilted Flat Plate |
| Lecture 34 - Energy Plots on Octave |
| Lecture 35 - Atmospheric Effects |
| Lecture 36 - Airmass |
| Lecture 37 - Energy with Atmospheric Effects |
| Lecture 38 - Clearness Index |
| Lecture 39 - Clearness Index and Energy Scripts in Octave |
| Sizing PV |
| Lecture 40 - Sizing PV for Applications without Batteries |
| Lecture 41 - Sizing PV Examples |
| Lecture 42 - Batteries - Intro |
| Lecture 43 - Batteries - Capacity |
| Lecture 44 - Batteries - C-rate |
| Lecture 45 - Batteries - Efficiency |
| Lecture 46 - Batteries - Energy and Power Densities |
| Lecture 47 - Batteries - Comparison |
| Lecture 48 - Battery Selection |
| Lecture 49 - Other Energy Storage Methods |
| Lecture 50 - PV System Design - Load Profile |
| Lecture 51 - PV System Design - Days of Autonomy and Recharge |
| Lecture 52 - PV System Design - Battery Size |
| Lecture 53 - PV System Design - PV Array Size |
| Lecture 54 - Design Toolbox in Octave |
| Maximum Power Point Tracking |
| Lecture 55 - MPPT Concept |
| Lecture 56 - Input Impedance of DC-DC Converters - Boost Converter |
| Lecture 57 - Input Impedance of DC-DC Converters - Buck Converter |
| Lecture 58 - Input Impedance of DC-DC Converters - Buck-Boost Converter |
| Lecture 59 - Input Impedance of DC-DC Converters - PV Module in SPICE |
| Lecture 60 - Input Impedance of DC-DC Converters - Simulation - PV and DC-DC Interface |
| MPPT Algorithms |
| Lecture 61 - Impedance Control Methods |
| Lecture 62 - Impedance Control Methods - Reference Cell - Voltage Scaling |
| Lecture 63 - Impedance Control Methods - Reference Cell - Current Scaling |
| Lecture 64 - Impedance Control Methods - Reference Cell - Sampling Method |
| Lecture 65 - Impedance Control Methods - Reference Cell - Power Slope Method |
| Lecture 66 - Impedance Control Methods - Reference Cell - Power Slope Method (cont.) |
| Lecture 67 - Impedance Control Methods - Reference Cell - Hill Climbing Method |
| Lecture 68 - Practical Points - Housekeeping Power Supply |
| Lecture 69 - Practical Points - Gate Driver |
| Lecture 70 - Practical Points - MPPT for Non-resistive Loads |
| Lecture 71 - Simulation of MPPT |
| PV-Battery Interfaces |
| Lecture 72 - Direct PV-Battery Connection |
| Lecture 73 - Charge Controller |
| Lecture 74 - Battery Charger - Understanding Current Control |
| Lecture 75 - Battery Charger - Slope Compensation |
| Lecture 76 - Battery Charger - Simulation of Current Control |
| Lecture 77 - Batteries in Series - Charge Equalisation |
| Lecture 78 - Batteries in Parallel |
| Peltier Cooling |
| Lecture 79 - Peltier Device - Principle |
| Lecture 80 - Peltier Element - Datasheet |
| Lecture 81 - Peltier Cooling |
| Lecture 82 - Thermal Aspects |
| Lecture 83 - Heat Transfer by Conduction |
| Lecture 84 - Heat Transfer by Convection |
| Lecture 85 - Thermal Aspects - A Peltier Refrigeration Example |
| Lecture 86 - Thermal Aspects - Radiation and Mass Transport |
| Lecture 87 - Demo of Peltier Cooling |
| PV and Water Pumping |
| Lecture 88 - Water Pumping Principle |
| Lecture 89 - Hydraulic Energy and Power |
| Lecture 90 - Total Dynamic Head |
| Lecture 91 - Numerical Solution - Colebrook Formula |
| Lecture 92 - Octave Script for Head Calculation |
| Lecture 93 - PV and Water Pumping Examples |
| Lecture 94 - Octave Script for Hydraulic Power |
| Lecture 95 - Centrifugal Pump |
| Lecture 96 - Reciprocating Pump |
| Lecture 97 - PV Power |
| Lecture 98 - Pumped Hydro Application |
| PV-Grid Interface I |
| Lecture 99 - Grid Connection Principle |
| Lecture 100 - PV to Grid Topologies, Part I |
| Lecture 101 - PV to Grid Topologies, Part II |
| Lecture 102 - PV to Grid Topologies, Part III |
| Lecture 103 - 3PH D-Q Controlled Grid Connection Intro |
| Lecture 104 - 3PH D-Q Controlled Grid Connection: DQ Axis Theory |
| Lecture 105 - 3PH D-Q Controlled Grid Connection: AC to DC Transformations |
| Lecture 106 - 3PH D-Q Controlled Grid Connection: DC to AC Transformations |
| Lecture 107 - 3PH D-Q Controlled Grid Connection: Complete 3PH Grid Connection |
| Lecture 108 - 1PH D-Q Controlled Grid Connection |
| Lecture 109 - 3PH PV Grid Interface Example |
| Interface II and Life Cycle Costing |
| Lecture 110 - SVPWM - Discrete Implementation |
| Lecture 111 - SVPWM - Analog Implementation |
| Lecture 112 - Application of Integrated Magnetics |
| Lecture 113 - Life Cycle Costing: Growth Models |
| Lecture 114 - Life Cycle Costing: Growth Model Examples |
| Lecture 115 - Life Cycle Costing: Annual Payment and Present Worth Factor |
| Lecture 116 - Life Cycle Costing: LCC with Example |
| Lecture 117 - Life Cycle Costing: LCC Example (cont.) |
| Lecture 118 - Life Cycle Costing: LCC Example (cont.) |