Introduction to Floatovoltaics//Floating Solar Plant

Description

In this course you will learn the variety of points regarding solar Floatovoltaics as fallows:

• Introduction to Floatovoltaics//Floating Solar Plant

• Benefits of Installing the Solar Floatovoltaics

• Floating and land-based photovoltaic systems: A comparison

• Major components of floating solar PV

• Floatovoltaics at Global Context

• Global Scenario of Floating Solar Installations

• Top 5 leading countries in Floating Solar Installations

• Global investment cost for floating solar PV plants

• Cost break up for floating solar PV plants

• Different Types of Floating Platforms used in Floating Solar Plant

• Hydrelio design

• Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd. design

• Seahorse technology (Yellow Tropus Pvt Ltd.)

• Stingray Technology

• Pontoon + metal structures design

• Anchoring and Mooring System in Floating Solar Plant

• Introduction to Anchoring and Mooring System

• Bank Anchoring Mooring System

• Underwater Anchoring Mooring System

• Piles Mooring and Concrete sinkers

• Important Aspects of Anchoring Mooring system in Solar Floatovoltaics

• Force Diagram of mooring system in Floatovoltaics

• Long-term durability of Mooring Line

• Connection of Mooring line to Floating Platform

• Accommodation of water level variations in anchoring and mooring system

• Potentially accelerated FPV module failure modes and mitigation strategies

• Designs for better wind resistance in Floating Solar Plant

• Testing standards for floating PV modules

• Potentially accelerated FPV module failure modes and mitigation strategies

• Cable management on water

• Grounding in Floating Solar Plant

• Earthing in Floatovoltaics

• Lightning protection system

• Equipotential bonding in FPV Projects

• AC Surge Protection Device in FPV Projects

• Short Circuit Risk in FPV Plant

• Checklists for FPV Plant design

• Due Diligence in Risk Assessment in Floating Solar Plant

• Additional risk factors for FPV project, by type, compared to any PV project

• Jurisdictions requirements for licenses, permits, and authorization

• Permitting and Access

• Environmental health and safety

• Meteorological aspect and Water Aspects for Floatovoltaics

• Environmental and Social Management Plan

• Floating and land-based photovoltaic systems: A comparison of construction phase

• Construction activities in Floatovoltaics Projects

• Managing construction activities

• Two ways to assemble & launch floating PV structures: on a ramp or in the water

• Construction sequence of Floating pipes and metal structure

• Construction sequence of Pure plastic floats

• Construction sequence of Individual floats with metal structure

• Floating structure types and their main construction differences

• Management of cable routing

• Management of cable routing over Water body

• Anchoring and mooring deployment

• Testing and Commissioning of Floating Solar Plant

• Procurement and construction checklist

• Field Testing And Commissioning

• Solar PV modules and inverters

• Floats and anchoring

• Safety labelling

• Surge/lightning protection

• DC electrical system

• AC electrical system

• Acceptance tests

• Operation and Maintenance in Floatovoltaics System

• Preventive maintenance

• Corrective, reactive, or unscheduled maintenance

• Predictive maintenance

• PV system monitoring

• PV module maintenance

• Solar module maintenance plan

• Replacement of a damaged solar module

• Biofouling at Floats and mounting structures

• How to prevent the Bio-fouling

• Buoyancy and structural integrity

• Floats and mounting structure maintenance plan

• Maintenance of Mooring lines and anchoring systems

• Anchoring and mooring system maintenance plan

• Inverter Maintenance

• Inverter inspection plan

• Cables Maintenance in Floatovoltaics

• Connectors and cables inspection plan

• Junction box inspection plan

• Earthing and equipotential bonding

• Earthing and equipotential bonding inspection plan

• Risks posed by wildlife in Floating Solar Plant

• Costs of Floating Solar Plant

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