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EE207 Planning & Design of Large-Scale PV Power Plants

Catalog Renewable energy 35 hrs

Data
PV system components; utility-scale PV plants; wire sizing, transformers, fuses &
Circuit Breakers sizing; testing & commissioning; grounding; mechanical
integration; grid integration; medium & low voltage integration; troubleshooting &
maintenance.

Pre-requisites: EE200 & EE201

Textbook
1- Gevorkian, P. (2011). Large-scale solar power system design: An engineering
guide for grid-connected solar power generation. New York: McGraw-Hill.

References
1- Messenger, R., & Ventre, J. (2003). Photovoltaic systems engineering (2nd ed.).
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
2- Mayfield, R. (2010). Photovoltaic design & installation for dummies. Hoboken,
NJ: Wiley.

Course Objectives
1. Understand every component of PV system in details.
2. Perform some calculations related to PV system.
3. Planning & Design of large-scale PV Systems.
4. Ability to size wires & cables.
5. Understand international & local codes & standards.
6. Ability to simulate the project using PVsyst.

Pre-Requisites by Topic
1. PV systems design & installation

Computer Usage PV system design & simulation software(PVsyst, HelioScope, PV*SOL)

Topics
1. Introduction
2. Components of large-scale PV systems- advanced
3. Engineering design and system configuration
o System location & site survey
o Shading analysis
o Orientation
o Array tilt
o Array heights
o Azimuth angle
o PV system size
o Expected output
o Load-flow impact study
o Wiring, combiner boxes, and other balance-of-system equipment selection
o PV system connection & configuration

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EE207 Planning & Design of Large-Scale PV Power Plants

Catalog Renewable energy 35 hrs

4. Geotechnical study
5. Soil studies
6. Environmental studies
7. Permitting
8. Interconnection transformer and switchgear
9. Central vs. String inverters solar plants
10. LV electrical design
11. MV electrical design
12. Grounding
13. Electrical losses & DC-AC ratio
14. Monitoring systems
15. Mounting structure selection
16. Testing & commissioning
17. System planning documentation
18. PV power plant production simulation
19. Grid interconnection fundamentals
20. Cases studies & full solar PV power plant design project
21. Review & other topics

Assignment of course grade: The grade will be based on the weighted index as shown below.
Homework . . . . . . . . . 15 % (2 Hours)
Quizzes . . . . . . . . . 15 %
Project .. . . . . . . . . 20 % (2 Hours)
Final Exam . . . . . . . . 50 % (1 Hour)

* 3 quizzes + 3 Assignments+ 1 project + 1 final exam

Course Pass Grade: 80%

Attendance
Attendance is expected at each lecture of this course. Every student must attend at
least 24 hours (80% of course hours) otherwise they will be considered failed and
will not be granted any certificate.
Academic Integrity
Work in this course is to be done under the Academic Integrity Honor Pledge: "I
have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this test or assignment."
Students must abide by the Code of Student Conduct. Evidence of copying, including
copying of source code, or any other use of unauthorized aid will be investigated
and potentially referred to the institute judicial system as a violation of the
Code of Student Conduct. The minimum sanction for a violation is a zero on an
assignment. Recycling of projects from another class will be considered an academic
integrity violation.

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Date 7/15/2018, MM/DD/YYYY

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