Training on Large Scale Grid-connected Photovoltaic Plants
Date and Location
- Date: Monday 23rd to Friday 27th of April 2012
- Location: IIT Chennai, Madras
- Training Fee: 20,000 Rupees
Target groups
- Project developers from conventional or renewable energy sector
- Electricity utilities (generation and distribution)
- Advanced technicians, for instance electricians with long-standing experience
- Basic knowledge of electrical engineering is required
Objectives for large-scale PV training
- Achieve a comprehensive understanding of the operation of different components of solar photovoltaic systems
- Get a deep understanding of the relevant design criteria to optimize the operation of large scale grid-connected solar systems
- Information for successful implementation – from initial concept to full operation
- Get an overview of relevant planning, organizational and procurement issues
- Assess the economic viability of large-scale solar photovoltaic systems.
- Get a better understanding of the potential risks of a solar PV project, its impact and mitigation strategies
Content
Solar PV technology (20%)
- Solar resource assessment
- Solar plant performance ratio
- PV plant components: Modules, Inverters, Balance of System (BoS) components
Engineering / technical design (60%)
- Solar PV plant layout
- Electrical interface (DC, AC, grid connection)
- Mechanical interface (support structures...)
- Civil engineering (foundations, fencing)
- Protections (earthing, lightning)
- Software-supported simulation of solar PV systems and yield assessment
- Grid connection
- Plant monitoring (reference modules, metrological stations...)
- O&M of Large Scale PV Power Plants
Economic assessment (10%)
- Cost structures / Revenues
- Cash flow modelling /profitability /sensitivity analysis
- Project finance
- Levelized costs of electricity
Project development (10%)
- Risk management (contracts / insurances)
- Project management (procurement, commissioning, documentation, theft prevention…)