(Last Updated: 10/2020)

https://www.udemy.com/course/off-grid-solar-energy-battery-based-storage-renewable-energy/

Learn about off grid or battery based solar energy systems. Learn about solar energy and batteries to supply energy.

What you'll learn

Learn Solar Energy Fundamentals

Design & size OFF GRID Solar Energy Systems

Size battery banks for energy storage

Map energy consumption and energy needs

Solar Energy Fundamentals: solar energy, energy & power, irradiance, units, etc.

Peak Sun Hours, Standard Test Conditions (STC), I-V Curves, Performance Curves and more.

The Solar Cell: the basic unit of the Solar System. How it works, how it's manufactured, the most popular types and more.

The Phovoltaic Effect: the mechanism used to generate electricity from the sunlight.

Polycrystalline, monocrystalline and thin film cells.

From the solar cell to the solar panel: how it's made, diagrams, how it works, components, and more.

The Solar Panel: The most popular and commercially available solar panels. Pros and Cons.

Solar Panels: curves, the datasheet, the technical parameters, characteristics, construction, junction box, bypass diodes, wiring of the cells inside the solar panels, the effects of shading on the solar panels and more.

Temperature coefficient adjustments on solar panels. Packaging, mechanical characteristics and more.

The Off Grid Inverter: the core of the PV system. How it works, , the characteristics, the electrical parameters, the datasheet. how it's wired, the different types of off grid inverters , how to size and select the inverters and more.

Charge Controllers, PWM & MPPT, how to select them

Batteries: as storage, most popular types of batteries, main characteristics, the datasheet, the battery curves, depth of discharge (DOD), C-rate, and more.

Wiring & Conduits: the different types, where to use each one, how to size and select them, pros and cons. Wiring diagrams.

One-Wire diagram of an off grid solar energy system

Sizing and design of the Solar PV System: sizing according to energy needs or budget. Getting the solar irradiance for free.

Step by Step sizing an OFF-GRID PV Solar System with an example.

Optimizing the PV System: the optimal tilt and orientation, calculating the interrow spacing of the PV array, using the sun chart diagram.

Temperature corrections using our spreadsheets. Correct sizing and adjustments based on temperature and recommended losses and voltage drops on the wiring.