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.) |