Sumários

Solar concentration

30 Novembro 2018, 10:00 Miguel Centeno Brito

Solar cell operation under concentrated radiation. Optimum concentration factor. Concentration systems: challenges.


Sizing PV system

30 Novembro 2018, 09:00 Miguel Centeno Brito

Discussion sizing exercise using PVSYST


Laboratory sessions

28 Novembro 2018, 12:30 Miguel Centeno Brito

1. Tracing IV curves of solar modules. Impact of irradiation and temperature. Effect of shadowing. Association in series and parallel.

2. Understanding a charge controller in a stand-alone PV system.
3. Monitoring performance of an outdoor grid connected PV system. 


Exercise sheet 3

23 Novembro 2018, 13:00 Miguel Centeno Brito

PV systems


Builiding integrated photovoltaics

23 Novembro 2018, 10:00 Miguel Centeno Brito

Integration of PV in buildings and the urban landscape. PV as a construction material. Benefits and challenges of BIPV.