Solar Power Plant

Solar Power Plant

Solar power plant is a renewable source generation plant and utilizes solar energy emitted by the sun to generate electricity. The plant consists of an array of photovoltaic cells that acquires the photon energy from sun and excites the electrons within them. These excited electrons flow further lead to the generation of electric power. However, the power generator generated by solar plant is dc, so we use inverters to convert the dc into ac power such that it is feasible for transmission and utilization by the utility networks.

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Branch: Electrical Engineering

Subject: Wind and Solar Energy

Topic: Renewable Energy

Subtopic: Solar Power Plant

Learning Objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

1. Understand the basic principle and working of solar power plant.
2. Explain the constructional details of and role of each component in the solar power plant.
3. Describe the types of solar power plant and also deal with the design aspects and calculations essential for the plant setup.
4. Learn about the tools that are used in measurement of various parameters in solar power plant.
5. Figure out the various industrial applications of solar power plants.