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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-2024

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Learning outcomes

1.
Have gained a thorough understanding of the requirements, composition, operating principles, testing, fault finding, monitoring of and performance experiences with PV systems and PV system components.
2.
Be able to design and specify PV systems, perform resource and load assessments and select and size system components.
3.
Be able to explain installation and equipment requirements.
4.
Work and communicate effectively within a project team.

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Additional information

Unit content:

The broad aim of this unit is to give students an understanding of photovoltaic systems technology and the implementation of said systems. The unit covers the following topics: • Photovoltaic system components, including PV arrays, inverters, charge controllers, batteries and balance of system components. • Stand Alone System design • PV water pumping applications • Safety and protection in PV systems. • Testing, monitoring and performance evaluation of PV systems and components. The unit will provide students with an overview of a variety of PV applications and system integration aspects. Furthermore, the unit will deal with system design methods for stand-alone systems. It will provide students with both theoretical principles and practical experiences.

Other notes:

Students who complete this unit are eligible for provisional accreditation by the Clean Energy Council for the design of stand-alone power systems.