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Electrical Engineering
Term : Spring 2024
Catalog Year : 2023-2024

EE 504 - Advanced Photovoltaic Energy


Description: The topics include introduction to photovoltaic (PV) energy systems; power converter configurations for PV energy; safety standards, guidance and regulation; design, dynamic modelling, analysis and control of DC-DC and DC-AC converters; voltage regulation and digital control from single-phase and three-phase PV energy, maximum power point tracking, battery energy storage; standalone and grid-connected PV energy; transient and steady-state analysis; and computer simulations of PV energy. 2 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. Co-convened with EE 404. Letter grade only.

Units: 3

Sections offered: Spring 2024

Prerequisite: Graduate status in civil, electrical, environmental, or mechanical engineering