Course: ELT 243 Renewable Energy Systems

Lab Assignments

Lab Assignments

The three lab sessions for this unit will have several items that will be explored.

The 10^th and 11^th weeks the following items will be discussed or completed during this lab session.

- Ø Site Assessment Tool - Solar Pathfinder
  - The class will be divided into teams.
  - Each team will evaluate 3 sites on the college campus for a possible PV installation. (The sites will be selected by the instructor.
  - The following information must be developed for each of the 3 sites. (A complete explanation will be given during the lab session.)
    - Path Finder Chart of shading.
    - Detailed Pictures of the site.
    - Goggle Earth view of the site with Array layout shown.
    - Written analysis of site problems and features for installing a PV System.
- Ø Solar Site Assessment PowerPoint.
  - Each team will develop a PowerPoint Presentation about their findings on the 3 Assessment sites.  Each team will present during Lab Session 12.  (The PowerPoint and Presentation will be worth 50 Points.)

Attend the lab sessions 10 and 11.