Alternate Energy Research and Innovation Lab (AERIL)

Photovoltaic (PV) training Courses

KICS in collaboration with CERAD is offering following short courses in energy sectors

(Solar Pumping System)

Duration: Three Days (Solar Pumping System) Fee: Rs.2000

Target Audience: Students/Professionals/Farmers (Agriculture and livestock)

Objectives	Training Contents
To educate about solar energy resource and its useful applications in the context of Pakistan To encourage and educate farmers on this novel technology applications Hands-on design, size and installation of PV pumping system	Introduction Scope of PV technology and PV pumping in Pakistan Principle, applications and types of solar water pumping systems Performance analysis, cost analysis of system and handling of technological issues Benefits of solar water pumping systems working and applications of submersible pumps Comparison between Submersible and surface pump Market trends in Pakistan and future prospects

Participants on completion will be able to design, procure and install Solar Submersible Pumping System for Agriculture and horticulture environment.

(Solar System Design)

Duration: One Week (Solar System Design) Fee: Rs.5000

Target Audience: Male/female post graduate/graduate/undergraduate students and professional with Science/Engineering background

Objectives

Training Contents

To get an insight on solar energy potential in global and Pakistani prospective
To learn how to optimize load on user side and design corresponding complete solar system for defined load, its installation and commission
To familiarize with concept of net metering and its future implementation
To educate attendees about load consumption and causes of unabated demand resulting in energy crises and its trends.
To get familiar with PV market trends

Introduction to Solar system and detailed components installation for on/off grid systems
Introduction to Grid connected/stand-alone Inverters, battery types and parameters, charge controller
Complete system sizing of solar system and its components with installation guidance
Important loads in domestic/commercial sector, load measurement and introduction of energy efficient devices
Maximum Power Point tracking and its methods
Cost analysis and payback period

Participants on completion will be able to design, procure, install and commission a complete solar system for domestic, commercial and industry uses.

(Solar PV Testing) (Two Weeks)

Duration: Two Weeks (Solar PV Testing) (Two Weeks) Fee: Rs.10,000

Target Audience: Male/female post graduate/graduate/undergraduate students with Engineering background, professionals from energy/power sector

Objectives	Training Contents
To familiarize with internationally followed standards and standard test conditions To get familiar with PV market trends in PV module testing To get hands on experience on testing equipment to carry out different tests following IEC and UL standards	Globally followed PV module testing conditions (STC, PTC, IEC) and testing criteria Hands on module testing experience according to IEC 61215, IEC 61646, IEC 61730, IEC 61720 and UL 1703 standards Introduction to IEC standards and performance.

Participant on completion will be able to characterize PV module performance tests qualification in accordance with international standards

(Solar Cell Technologies) (Four Weeks)

Duration: Four weeks (Solar Cell Technologies) (Four Weeks) Fee: Rs.20,000

Target Audience: Male/female post graduate/graduate/undergraduate students and professional with Science/Engineering background

Objectives:

Objectives

Training Contents

To get familiar with PV market trends in manufacturing and encapsulation technologies
To learn about 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd generation solar cells, their differences and comparisons
To build knowledge about manufacturing processes of crystalline and latest thin film technologies
To educate about in-depth knowledge of solar cell electronics with research prospects
Attract students in PV research and technology development

Introduction to solar energy and photovoltaic technology, operation of Solar cell
High efficiency concepts of crystalline solar cells
Comparison of crystalline and thin film solar technology
Hands-on training on Design and manufacturing of crystalline solar cell technologies
Thin film technology concepts and production methods

Participants on completion will be able to design and complete solar system and be able to manufacture Photovoltaic module of different capacity

Contact Information: Syed Imran Ali Shah 0323 432 0000 [email protected], Imran Asghar 0300-4501218 [email protected]
Kashif Bashir 0323 4480000 [email protected] website: www.kics.edu.pk; www.cerad.uet.edu.pk