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Photovoltaic Power Systems (PVPS) (2015)

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    Welcome to Photovoltaic Power Systems (PVPS)

    Description: The objective of this course is to give an understanding of the operation, design and control of modern photovoltaic power systems. The course covers all aspects of PV systems, from solar cells and modules through PV inverter topologies and control, to PV plant design and grid integration challenges. 

    The course is structured in four days (lectures in the morning and exercises in the afternoon), as follows:
    Day 1 - Cells, panels and arrays
    The operating principle of the most common PV cells and their manufacturing processes will be described, along with modeling, characterization and fault diagnostic methods for various types of PV panels.
    Day 2 – PV inverters –topologies and grid connection
    Modern PV inverter topologies, with the best commercially used solutions, along with their specific modulation and control challenges will be presented and evaluated.
    Day 3 – PV inverters - control and grid interaction
    Maximum power point tracking, including management of active power reserves, along with grid integration challenges will be discussed. Methods for increasing the PV penetration in the grid will be presented.
    Day 4 – PV plants - design and grid support
    Design procedures, along with an example case study optimization algorithm, aiming to minimize the PV plants Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) will be presented. Furthermore, grid support functions according to recent grid code requirements will be discussed.

    Hands-on experience will be provided in the state-of-the-art Photovoltaic Systems Laboratory, where tests on PV panel characterization, MPPT, grid synchronization and control using setups controlled by dSPACE will be carried out.

    Prerequisites: Matlab/Simulink knowledge is recommended for the exercises.

    Link: http://www.et.aau.dk/phd/phd-courses/
    Registration: https://phd.moodle.aau.dk/


    Organizer: Associate Professor Dezso Sera, des@et.aau.dk, Aalborg University

    Lecturers: Professor Remus Teodorescu, ret@et.aau.dk, Aalborg University, Associate Professor Dezso Sera, des@et.aau.dk, Aalborg University, Associate Professor Tamas Kerekes, tak@et.aau.dk, Aalborg University, Associate Professor Laszlo Mathe, lam@et.aau.dk, Aalborg University, and PostDoc Sergiu Spataru, ssp@et.aau.dk, Aalborg University

    ECTS: 4

    Time:  20 - 23 October, 2015, (8:30-16:30)

    Place: Aalborg University, Pontoppidanstræde 101 - 19

    Zip code:     9220

    City:     Aalborg

    Number of seats: 30

    Deadline: 29 September, 2015


    Important information concerning PhD courses 
    We have over some time experienced problems with no-show for both project and general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action. Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 5,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately three months before start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for courses during the year. We look forward to your registrations.

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