PVTRAININGDESIGN,CONSTRUCTION,OPERATIONAND MAINTENANCE

SeptemberOctober2010 http://www.leonardoenergy.org/node/5948

1 DESIGN Solarresourceassessment DeterminationofprofitabilityofPVplantbasedondesigndata Selectionandoptimizationofthesite. Selectionofcomponents o Inverters.Decentralizedorcentralized.NewTrends. o Installationwithcrystallineorthinfilmmodule o Protectionandwiring. o Groundingcircuit.

o Centers of transformation. Technologies. Efficiencies. Facilities without transformer. o Meteringequipment. o SupplierQualityControl. o Thepointofconnection. Advancedcalculations o Estimatedlosses. o Shadingstudy.PlotOptimizationversusshadinglosses. o TowardsaDefinitionofPerformanceRatio. o AnnualproductionofthePVinstallation. o SystemConfiguration. o Electricalcalculations.Considerationsforvoltagedropandwiringheating. o ACandDCwire. o Lightningstrike.Directandindirecteffects. o Importanceofthepointofconnection. Electricaldiagrams 2 IMPLEMENTATIONANDPVSYSTEMSTARTUP Civilworks.Preparationofinfrastructure. Mechanicalassembly. ElectricalInstallation o GroundmountedPVfacilities o Rooftopinstallations. o Wiring. o Cabinets. o Groundnet. Environmentalaspectsandwastemanagement. Quality.Criticalaspectsinthedevelopmentoftheinstallation. Testing.Keyissues.

o Invertertests. o MaximumpowerofthePVgenerator. o EvaluationofthePerformanceRatioreal. 3.PLANTOPERATION Controlsystemsandtelecommunications. Componentsandinfrastructureneededtocontrolsystems Monitoringandtroubleshooting Managementofinformationobtainedbythecontrolsystem o Managementandalarms. o Sendinginformationformaintenancepurposes. SecurityoftheInstallation. o Fundamentalcharacteristicsrequiredinasurveillancesystem. Protectionsystemsagainsttheft. o Antiintrusionsystems. o CCTVandvideosurveillance. o eRounds. o Remotecontrolsystems. o SecurityinPVroofs. 4.MAINTENANCE Importanceofgoodmaintenanceprocedureintheplantoperation. Componentstobemaintained. o PVPanel. o Inverter. o Transformer. o Solartracker. o Cabinet. Typesofmaintenance

o Correctivemaintenance. o PreventiveMaintenance. Supplies. o Criticalelements. o Guarantees. Managementofsparepartsandstock. Typesofinspectionsandreach o Visualinspections. o Deepinspections. o Frequencyofrevisions. 5.PERFORMANCESTUDYOFAPHOTOVOLTAICINSTALLATION Operatingexpenses. 6.CONSIDERATIONSONISOLATEDINSTALLATIONS Criteriaofhigherwinterproductionversusannualproductionmaximization Hybridsystems. StorageSystems. TypesofBatteries. Theimportanceofenergyefficiencyinconsumptionintheisolatedsystems. Maintenance. ProjectCashflow. CalculationoftheIRR.InternalRateofReturn

Dates(timeis16h00Brusselstime) 1.14September2010Design

2.16September2010Implementationandstartup 3.21September2010Plantoperation 4.28September2010Maintenance 5.30September2010Economicandfinancialanalysis 6.6October2010Considerationsforisolatedinstallations DeliveredbyGENERALIA,aPVengineeringandconstructioncompanywithseveralinstalled MW.GeneraliaGroupmanagementteamhasmorethan20yearsexperiencewithenergyand waterprojects.