UniTrain Course – Power Engineering: Photovoltaics

ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:

Includes:

• Experiment board with:
• 4 Monocrystalline solar modules, 6 V/40 mA
• 1 Rechargeable solar battery, 12V/1.2 Ah
• Integrated micro controlled charger regulator, discharge, and overload protection
• 12 V PC fan and 12 V LED lamp for use as fixed loads
• Variable load for recording characteristics
• Dimmable 120 W reflector lamp
• Labsoft browser and course software

 Course contents:

• Function and principle of solar cells
• Meaning of terms “solar radiation” and “solar constant”
• Various types of solar cell
• Manufacturing of solar cells
• Connection of solar cells
• Recording characteristic for a solar cell
• Determine the Maximum Power Point (MPP)
• Dependence of I and V from temperature, illumination, and angle of incidence
• Design of a rechargeable solar cell
• Storage of energy in a solar cell
• Various types of solar plant
• Design of an insular network with solar cells
• Course duration: 4.5 h approx.