PV Plant Design Guide, Second Edition

What this is

The second edition of Eng. Nour Aldeen Najdeh's design guide. It walks through a photovoltaic plant from the first sketch to commissioning, and it is written to be used at a desk rather than read once and shelved.

This edition adds the current international standards, the Saudi code, and MENA regional requirements, along with the practices that actually get used on site.

What you will learn

• Estimate energy demand and size the system accurately.
• Read a site and form a realistic picture of the project before committing.
• Avoid the expensive mistakes that show up during design and construction.
• Run DC and AC sizing calculations with climate effects accounted for.
• Produce design reports and documentation that match international standards.
• Pick structures and materials by corrosion classification.
• Do the financial work: payback, IRR, cash flow.
• Put together technical and commercial proposals a client will take seriously.

Standards covered

• Standards & Regulations (IEC, NEC)
• General MENA codes and requirements
• Saudi Codes & Requirements
• Technical Requirements for PV Projects, KSA Best Practice
• Climatic & Environmental Conditions
• Operational Requirements, KSA Best Practice

Contents

Why engineers use it

• Covers both the theory and the applied side of PV system design.
• Written plainly enough for students, detailed enough for practising engineers and developers.
• Real worked examples rather than abstract formulas.
• Helps you build technical and financial proposals for actual bids.
• Aligned with international standards, the Saudi code, and MENA requirements.
• Includes O&M best practice for plants operating in the Kingdom.

What you download

• The complete PV plant design guide, second edition (PDF).
• The first edition, included.
• BOQ and financial Excel files, ready to use on a project.
• Free future updates for everyone who owns either edition.

If you already bought the first edition, the second edition is free. Nothing to do, it is in your account.