windPRO: SOLAR PV (English) 2 sessions

Who should attend? 

The course is for windPRO users who want to learn PV plant design, energy production calculation, and perform photomontages and glare simulations. 

Prerequisites: 

BASIC course windPRO, or experienced users with good understanding of the: BASIS module of windPRO (UI, object details, object layers, etc.) 

 
What you will learn: 

• How to design PV plant that utilizes the available area best 

• Calculate the energy production using solar irradiance and PV specifications, including shading loss calculation and generation of shading map 

• Optimize the PV plant design with the objective of maximizing the NPV output 

• Setup a photomontage and simulate the visual data of the PV plant including vegetation and fences 

• Advanced photomontage with Sketchup Integration  

• Assess the environmental impact of glare from the PV plant. 

What you will learn (details): 

Get a comprehensive understanding of the Solar module. 

Participants will have hands-on experience with: 

1. Solar  

•  Define the project’s available area and plant parameters/design 
• Detail the equipment specifications, such as Solar panels and Inverters 

• Handle and load solar irradiance data 

• Setup an energy calculation and evaluate general losses 

• Add external shading elements and evaluate the shading losses 

• Generate a shading map from the shading loss calculation results 

• Optimize the plant design with the purpose of increasing the NPV. In the process a time series with electricity prices is generated. 
   

1. Photomontage of PV plant  

• Learn about the visual data for PV panels and substructures 

• Recommendations about photographing for Photomontages 

• Practice the calibration to get an accurate Camera model 

• Perform photomontage of PV plant, including vegetation, fences and transformer station 

• Use Sketchup Integration to enhance the photomontage. 

1. Glare  

• Presentation of the glare effect (reflections of the sun’s rays by PVs) and outline of some country-specific requirements 

• Define a GLARE calculation, including the effects from obstacles 

• Assess the results of Glare occurrence and intensity 

• Use Quick Glare View, which allow the users to see automatic updates of results if glare receptor is changed.  

What NOT to expect: 
Hybrid calculation is not part of the course, nor the detailed electrical design aspects of the PV plant, such as: string sizing, cabling and grid connections.