About the Program:
The main theme of this program is to bring hands on practical experience on the Installation, O&M and EPC of Roof top Solar Photovoltaic systems for house and commercial buildings application. Faculty development programs (FDPs) have proven to be successful for improving teaching skills in higher education. It has been long believed that the most important resource that any institution of higher education has is its faculty members who teach knowledge and skills to students. “ISIE” is collaborating with KLEF thorough the firm “The Solarman” to conduct this program on Introduction to the Design & Installation of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems which would be very useful for all the aspiring faculties/research scholars of engineering and technology stream.
About the Resource Person:
Mr. H Kartik Arun, CEO of Solarman India has an Undergraduate degree (B.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering (2009) from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a Masters Degrees (M.Sc.) in Project Management for Energy and Environmental Engineering from Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France (2016). He has many years of experience in developing renewable energy projects in South East Asia, India and Europe. His focus has been on Energy Efficiency and Solar Projects of developing countries. He has published a scientific paper on Energy efficiency in commercial buildings for Mexico and completed his Master’s Thesis in developing a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for reducing CO2 emission emanating out of the pulp & paper industries of Indonesia with a leading think-tank in Berlin, Germany. In India, recently, he has installed small scale rooftop solar projects and has mentored installation teams during the process. He is currently promoting solar entrepreneurship, training and R&D programs in India.
Topics to be covered:
Classroom Theory Sessions
Energy overview, Measuring energy, Grid connect systems, Meters, PV systems operation, Solar cells & modules, Wiring strings, Sizing systems, Roofing construction, System losses, Installing PV modules, Connecting PV modules, Installing racking hardware, A.C. Switchboard, SLD diagrams and many more.
Rooftop Installation Sessions (Hand on practical experience)
Installation of a 5kW solar PV array on top of the flat rooftop area. System design confirmation, Construction plan, Layout & Installation of PV racking, Installation and wiring of the PV modules to form 2x separate strings, Installation of the inverter, Commissioning of the system.