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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Solar Energy Basics by The State University of New York

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About the Course

This course gives you an introduction to the fundamentals of solar power as it applies to solar panel system installations. You will learn to compare solar energy to other energy resources and explain how solar panels, or photovoltaics (PV for short), convert sunlight to electricity. You will be able to identify the key components needed in a basic photovoltaic (solar panel) system, such as is found on a house or building, and explain the function of each component in the system. You will also learn how to calculate the electrical demand of a building, how to reduce the overall demand, and then how to design a solar panel system that can meet that annual demand at a given location. You will also compare the different types of pricing models that are being used and key regulatory considerations for grid tied systems (where a house or building is connected to the electrical grid and also generates electricity from solar panels). A capstone design project that entails both the simple audit of a building to determine demand, and a selection of components to design a solar panel system to meet that demand....

Top reviews

GH

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This course is great. The course is well structured and covers the important points of a PV system. Moreover, this course serves as a cornerstone for anyone interested to know about PV systems.

DR

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Nice Course. Full modelling of PV sizing and estimation of the energy demand of any site learned by this course.

Very Much useful for installing and an overall idea about the solar industry.

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By Antonios M F

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Jun 3, 2023

Very Very good as a refresher!

By Raju M

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Oct 4, 2022

GOOD FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

By ashok s r

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Nov 25, 2020

All Details about solar energy

By Bryan S

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Jun 26, 2020

Thanks! It was a great course!

By JAVIER H Q D

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Apr 20, 2020

excellent videos and lectures.

By vahid s

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Jul 23, 2022

this course was very perfect

By William L

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Sep 9, 2020

Informative and meaty course!

By Deleted A

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Mar 29, 2022

Very useful and recommended.

By Akash K S

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Oct 27, 2020

Amazing Content helped a lot

By ashutosh m

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Jun 5, 2020

this is very helpful to me.

By Talha M

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May 17, 2020

Excellcelent course material

By Walter C

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Aug 2, 2022

Great intrroductory course.

By Fayaz S A

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Nov 2, 2021

valuable informative course

By Ms. M H N

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May 30, 2021

nice course and very useful

By Mohamed E M

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Jul 5, 2020

useful course for principle

By HARIOM S

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May 31, 2020

Best course of solar Energy

By Mohammad A A

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Apr 28, 2020

Best but not basic ofcourse

By Omar M I A

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Feb 10, 2021

all thx for nice courses

By H. A S O H

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Oct 26, 2020

this is a very good course

By Sameh M S

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Aug 17, 2020

Really enjoyed this course

By Catherine S

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May 21, 2020

really enjoyed the course.

By Rahul N

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May 11, 2020

Nice course!Good work team

By Ketan S N

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May 6, 2020

It was great experience...

By Mohammed W W

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Sep 4, 2024

Good and excellent course

By Chetan Y

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May 7, 2020

Excellent course content.