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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Solar Energy and Electrical System Design by University at Buffalo

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About the Course

This course supplies learners with the insights necessary for properly planning, and therefore successfully installing, a photovoltaic (PV) system per design specifications. It directs learners through the important steps of initial site inspection and evaluating appropriate locations for PV systems, and features unique elements of residential, small, industrial and utility-scale solar applications. The course probes key design concerns – including load, efficiency, and mechanical and electrical design – as well as aesthetics and tools for planning. Learners experiment with calculations needed to design a PV system, exercising newly gained knowledge about site selection, layout, code compliance, system components, and wire sizing. This course is targeted for engineers who have interest in entering the solar power sectors. It is also appropriate for HVAC installers, architects and building code inspectors. Learners should have a basic grasp of electrical engineering, physics and mathematical concepts. Those who are unfamiliar with how PV works, the elements of a PV system, and/or solar power ROI should take the first course of the specialization, Solar Energy Systems Overview. Material includes online lectures, videos, demos, hands-on exercises, project work, readings and discussions. This is the second course in the Solar PV for Engineers, Architects and Code Inspectors specialization. To learn more about the specialization, check out a video overview at https://youtu.be/XjkKzbXqA6s....

Top reviews

DP

Jun 1, 2021

GREAT CONTENT TALKING ABOUT THE TECHNICAL PART OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM DESIGNING AND DATA PROVIDED BY PROFESSOR WAS EXCELLENT FOR HAVING A PRACTICE OF DESIGNING THE SOLAR SYSTEM OF OUR OWN HOUSE.

SB

Jul 15, 2020

100% Efforts by Instructor.

Its amazing to learn how each aspects is being covered in the course.

PRACTICAL Videos of the each parts of the solar was very impressive.

Just Excellent!!!!

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By Hammad A

Oct 26, 2020

If including some design videos like sunny web design or helioscope and aurora solar will gain some practical knowledge of designing.

By Vincent M

Sep 1, 2022

Very outdated. I currently work as a Solar Designer and so much of the actual design process that she goes over is just not relevant in the industry today. Overcomplicated and irrelevant math equations are not helpful when designers today use software like Aurora and Salesforce to do all this for them. Can't say I learned anything of use for my career.

By Achmad P

Nov 7, 2023

Course ini memberikan saya wawasan yang luas tentang PV system. Saya sangat terbantu dengan course ini, apalagi saya adalah orang baru yang ingin mempelajari tentang PV system. Tidak hanya mempelajari mengenai cara mempertimbangkan lokasi dan konstruksi. Course ini juga memberi saya wawasan mengenai sistem kelistrikan PV, pemilihan peralatan elektronik, pertimbangan standar, dan effisiensi biaya. Terima kasih banyak saya sampaikan kepada University at Buffalo karena sudah menyelenggarakan course ini dan memberi saya kesempatan untuk mempelajari course ini.

By Stoyanov A

Aug 1, 2023

Many thanks to Ms. Gay E Canough as a course tutor!

This is an interesting course with some calculational share in order to assess and design the system properly as well as there is proposed a wide range of useful tools and material to be used in your assessments. Some lifehack recommendations are also given. However, there is not really much information from the architectural point of view - which will also be interesting to hear and take into consideration.

By Vitalii B

Jul 14, 2022

Excellent course. Special thanks to the teacher and a great specialist in solar energy Gay E Canough I consider the educational material interesting, useful and exciting in the process of learning about solar design. Thanks a lot!

By Shahzad A

Oct 10, 2021

Really appreciate instructor for good explanation.I have learned new things but i will suggest that technical aspect of the course should be more explained with block diagrams and pictures of each part.

By Jehoshua D

Feb 20, 2022

Very informative course. It's a little bit technical and harder than the previous course from UB, but definitely more on point on the lessons.

By Jose N F D

Apr 3, 2022

muy buen curso me gustaria mas detalles acerca de zonas en colombia que que el clima es muy diferente a otras cuidades que tiene estaciones

By Ehsan U R

Dec 26, 2020

This course has a lot more details than any previous course i have taken regarding Solar System Designing. A must have for everyone

By CHANDEGARA P P

Mar 16, 2021

It's very good platform to easy to learn and clear all doubt, and also than full to this Coursera app to help me.

Thank you......

By Syed N A K

Sep 5, 2020

Thank you very much Mam, taking this course was a wonderful experience for me, you as a course teacher did a great job.

By JUAN C G C

Jan 2, 2023

It is an excellent course, practical and with the precise information to estimate the design of photovoltaic systems.

By Abhishek R

Oct 1, 2020

this course help me lot to understand about PV system. I love the way she explained and make the things so easy.

By i19-0870 A M

Aug 31, 2021

I learned alot from this course . I would like to suggest to add videos about system installation practically .

By Fatai H O

Sep 4, 2020

I like the course,it help me to acquire more knowledge on how to generate electricity through solar system

By Bhuvnesh S

Apr 15, 2021

This course is very well-structured and useful to acquire more knowledge and key aspects of Solar Energy.

By Bruno J E H S

Jun 30, 2021

Great course, very well presented with easy to follow explanations and great references to learn more.

By Chidchon S

Jul 15, 2021

I really like the teaching style. It would be better if provide more example for the calculation.

By Alex B

Dec 14, 2020

It's a good course to review some key aspects on solar energy, if you are an electrical engineer.

By Syed S M

Jun 2, 2021

Especially useful if you are already familiar with solar but need to tighten up a few loose ends

By Tsepo S

Dec 4, 2021

What an insightful course, I would like to send my regards to the instructor of this course.

By 4661_Rushikesh T

Mar 18, 2021

i have successfully learned about solar energy and design , thank you for the imp guidence.

By Alexander P

Sep 26, 2020

Great course of a more detailed view of the design. Easy to follow and excellent professor.

By Anderson D O G

Mar 1, 2021

excelente sencillo practico y la instructora muy preparada en el área para dar la clase

By Daniel O

May 6, 2023

A package of brilliant works...i will add that the teacher is exceptionally wonderful.