Design of Solar and Photovoltaic Plants
Code
11687
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
João Miguel Murta Pina, Rui Miguel Amaral Lopes
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Português
Subject matter
• Solar resource.
• Solar thermal for water and air heating.
• Concentrated solar power.
• Semiconducting materials and photovoltaic conversion.
• Specific aspects of photovoltaic inverters.
• Grid tied systems.
• Off-grid systems with energy storage.
• Building integrated photovoltaics.
• Economic and financial aspects of photovoltaic plants.
• Regulatory framework and design guidelines.
• Operation and maintenance of photovoltaic plants.
• Impact of photovoltaic plants on the electric grid.
• Innovation in solar technologies.