Operation and Maintenance of Solar Power Plant

What You Will Learn?

• Introduction To Solar PV Operation & Maintenance .
• Types of Operations and Maintenance in Solar Power Plant .
• O&M Approaches .
• Preventive Maintenance .
• Condition-based Maintenance .
• Corrective Maintenance .
• Common Tools & Equipment's Used in O&M of Solar plant .
• Site Assessment Tools .
• Basic Tools Needed for Installation .
• Additional Tools to Consider .
• Tools for Battery Systems .
• Basic level Testing Methods & Techniques .
• Testing by using Multimeter .
• Testing by using Clamp Meter .
• IR inspection & Thermography .
• Operation and Maintenance of Solar Module .
• Inspection & Fault Identification for Solar panel .
• Effect of Dust on PV Modules .
• Effect of Shading on PV Modules .
• Module Mismatch .
• Physical Integrity observed in Solar Module .
• Wet and Dry Cleaning of Solar module .
• What to do when shading is observed .
• Methods And Techniques For Shading Analysis by Solar Path finder .
• Check PV Modules Performance by using a Thermographic Camera .
• Check PV Modules Performance by using Multimeter & Clamp on Meter .
• Operation and maintenance of Inverters .
• Routine Inspection of Inverter .
• Troubleshooting of Inverter-Basic Level Case 1 Inverter is not turning ON .
• Troubleshooting of Inverter-Basic Level Case2 Output less than comparable system .
• Troubleshooting of Inverter-Basic Level Case3 Lack of power output .
• Troubleshooting of Inverter-Basic Level Case 4 No input voltage from the array .
• Troubleshooting of Inverter - Advanced Level (Alarm beeps or Noise) .
• Troubleshooting displayed warnings on Inverter screen .
• Inverter displaying a Ground Fault Error .
• Inverter displaying Load Problem Error .
• Inverter displaying Software fault .
• Operation and Maintenance of BOS .
• Cables Maintenance .
• Open-circuit fault .
• Short-circuit fault .
• Earth fault .
• Protection Devices .
• Effect of blown Fuse .
• Basic Level- Cable Maintenance .
• Checks must be performed during inspection & maintenance of Cables .
• Maintenance of Protection Devices .
• Maintenance of Charge Controllers .
• Operation and Maintenance of Battery .
• Batteries Maintenance .
• How to check the fluid level .
• How to Read a Hydrometer .
• Cleaning the battery terminals .
• Batteries Possible Problems and Preventive measures .
• Operation and Maintenance of Solar Mounting Structure .
• Mounting Structures Maintenance .
• Monitoring of Photovoltaic Solar System .
• Monitoring of Rooftop PV System .
• Monitoring of Rooftop PV System at Module level .
• Monitoring of Rooftop PV System at string level .
• PV System Monitoring .
• Monitoring of Rooftop PV System at inverter level .
• Monitoring of Rooftop PV System at meter level .
• Advance Level testing methods & techniques in Solar Power Plant .
• Advanced Level Cable testing methods & techniques .
• Continuity Test .
• Insulation Test .
• Protection Devices testing methods & techniques .
• Earthing & Lightning Protection testing methods & techniques .
• Batteries testing methods & techniques .
• Checking State of Charge (SOC) .
• Charge Controllers testing methods & techniques .
• Testing procedure for series charge controllers .
• Some of Possible Failure in Solar Plant, Causes and Actions Show moreShow less.