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Break-even point
Back-Up & Off grid systems
Security of supply
Off-grid PV systems
Solarising diesel grids
Types of Systems
Grid connected
Grid-connected – residential
Grid-connected – commercial and industrial buildings
Utility-scale PV power plants
Off grid systems
Small off-grid solar home systems
Off-grid solar systems with generators
Off-grid mini-grids without batteries
Telecom applications
Solar water pumping
Solar water pumping – deep wells
Solar water pumping – surface water
Solar water pumping – selection and sizing
Water treatment
Outdoor lighting and equipment
Application-specific off-grid systems
Main Components
PV Modules
What is a photovoltaic module?
Types of PV modules
How much electricity does a PV module produce?
Effect of shading on PV modules
Inverters
What is an inverter?
PV inverters
PV string inverters
PV micro-inverters
PV central inverters
Battery inverters – unidirectional
Batteries
Batteries in PV systems
Lead-acid batteries
Lithium-ion batteries
Solar charge controllers
Solar charge controllers
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Module mounting structures – sloping roofs
Module mounting structures – flat roofs
Module mounting structures – ground
Module mounting structures
System monitoring
System monitoring
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Introduction
What is energy efficiency?
Benefits of energy efficiency
Achieving energy efficiency
Energy management
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Energy consumption monitoring
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Operating air conditioning more efficiently
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Alternatives to air-conditioning
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What is photovoltaics
Jun 09, 2019
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Grid-connected and off-grid systems
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AC and DC electricity
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Power and energy
Jan 20, 2019
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Why install a PV system
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