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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....

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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 Darshan D L

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Nov 18, 2022

i want certification from spring board not from this

By Faizan N

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Nov 1, 2020

It's a little hard but fun

By Mustansar H S

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Mar 5, 2021

Very amazing course , we learn alot of many new calculation Thankk you Coursera to provide this amazing plat fome for learning and also for eraning

By Nawaf G S A

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May 24, 2020

I did not know there was a project and i want my certification please

By Shreyash S

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Jul 4, 2020

The answers to the quiz keeps changing answers.

By Venkata l

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Jul 18, 2020

I want to unenroll the course now