Sep 08, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

TEC 4633 - Battery-Based PV Systems (3)


When Offered: Fall; Spring.
Battery-based photovoltaic (PV) systems are used in a wide variety of applications including off-grid homes, small standalone lighting systems, back-up power systems at remote telecommunications sites, village micro-grid systems, and PV powered RVs and boats. This course focuses on components utilized in battery-based systems, including PV panels/arrays, batteries, charge controllers, generators, inverters, and inverter/chargers; and examines how they are integrated and configured for different applications. This design-based course focuses on detailed system sizing calculations, equipment selection criteria, and strategies for all types of battery-based PV systems. Lecture two hours, laboratory two hours.
Prerequisite: TEC 3609 .
[Dual-listed with TEC 5633.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing.