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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Solar Energy System Design by The State University of New York

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About the Course

Solar Energy System Design builds upon the introduction to PV systems from Solar Energy Basics course, which included basic system components and functions, as well as some basic system sizing using simplifying assumptions. You should at this point have a basic understanding of electrical power and energy, be able to calculate the energy needs of a site as well as energy production potential for a PV system at a given location under optimal conditions. Much of this course will focus on incorporating on the ground conditions into energy production considerations, and how to account for these conditions in system design and equipment selection. By the end of this course you should be able to incorporate losses in irradiance due to array setups with less than optimal positioning and/or shading, and account for variations in module output due to temperature variations in your system design....

Top reviews

DD

Jun 12, 2024

- Very nicely explained fundamentals for Solar System Design with all aspects covered. - All topics covered with relevant examples and quiz, this has made learning very easy and interactive.

AB

Jan 21, 2022

Great practical course for anyone wanting to understand how to design a PV system. Professor Neal Abrams has done a great job in hosting this course. I found the entire course very enjoyable.

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By Tamim H

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Jun 4, 2021

Thanks Coursera!

By Felipe F

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Jan 25, 2021

Excelente curso!

By Sanjaykumar N P

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Jul 30, 2020

EXCELLENT COURSE

By Juan L B P

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Jun 21, 2023

Excelente Curso

By Tom�s S V

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Sep 3, 2022

Excelente curso

By Bruno B

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May 18, 2022

muy buen curso!

By عبد ا ا

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Apr 10, 2025

perfect course

By marco s

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Apr 19, 2023

Amazing Course

By Hamidreza M

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May 1, 2021

Thanks a lot.

By Bautista N F

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Oct 10, 2021

Excellent!!!

By Faysal a B

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Aug 6, 2022

Very good.

By Cristopher S

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May 6, 2022

Excelente

By Yousif H Y A

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Aug 10, 2021

Excellent

By abhishek j

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Jun 2, 2023

amazing

By Ayush D

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Sep 29, 2021

good

By Paul S

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Jan 29, 2021

great

By MALAY D

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Jun 9, 2023

okef

By Mahdi M

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Apr 25, 2023

nice

By pagadala v s

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May 30, 2021

good

By Jorge S

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Nov 19, 2024

ff

By Neil F

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Jun 25, 2023

By Ali C B

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Nov 4, 2020

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By Federico S

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Mar 23, 2021

Very interestign course. It´s ideal for those who already know the topic and want to make a whole review of it. I rate it 4 stars because it´s too focused on the USA, and doesn´t give us the same resources (like pvwatts) for the rest of America. Also the study of the america´s code should be something alternative.

Anyway, it´s a great course, and very recommended.

By Muhammad F R H R

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Apr 4, 2025

some of the exercise are weird because no matter how many times I changed and tried different answer with different method, its always false and the submission review did not explain well how to do it right. this case is especially when i had to extract number from PVwatts and solar iradiation based lat from excel sheet

By Burak D

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Jul 23, 2024

The biggest disadvantage of this course was that another participant had to evaluate my project in order to receive a certificate and I had to wait days for this. Other than that, the information provided was more than sufficient and the course was instructive. My thanks to SUNY and Coursera.