{"id":1396,"date":"2025-08-22T19:13:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/najdeah.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1396"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:47:18","slug":"solar-powerplants-v2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/najdeah.com\/en\/product\/solar-powerplants-v2\/","title":{"rendered":"PV Plant Design Guide, Second Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.njd-pd{font-size:15px;line-height:1.7}.njd-pd h3{font-size:19px;margin:32px 0 10px;font-weight:700}.njd-pd h3:first-child{margin-top:0}.njd-pd p{margin:0 0 14px}.njd-pd ul{margin:0 0 14px;padding-inline-start:20px;padding-inline-end:0}.njd-pd li{margin:0 0 6px}.njd-pd table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0 0 18px;font-size:14px}.njd-pd th,.njd-pd td{text-align:start;padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #e4e6e8;vertical-align:top}.njd-pd th{background:#f6f7f8;font-weight:600;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a747b}.njd-pd td:first-child{font-weight:600}.njd-pd .note{background:#fff5ef;border-inline-start:3px solid #ff6310;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 18px}<\/style>\n<div class=\"njd-pd\">\n<h3>What this is<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>This edition adds the current international standards, the Saudi code, and MENA regional requirements, along with the practices that actually get used on site.<\/p>\n<h3>What you will learn<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Estimate energy demand and size the system accurately.<\/li>\n<li>Read a site and form a realistic picture of the project before committing.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid the expensive mistakes that show up during design and construction.<\/li>\n<li>Run DC and AC sizing calculations with climate effects accounted for.<\/li>\n<li>Produce design reports and documentation that match international standards.<\/li>\n<li>Pick structures and materials by corrosion classification.<\/li>\n<li>Do the financial work: payback, IRR, cash flow.<\/li>\n<li>Put together technical and commercial proposals a client will take seriously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Standards covered<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Standards &amp; Regulations (IEC, NEC)<\/li>\n<li>General MENA codes and requirements<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Codes &amp; Requirements<\/li>\n<li>Technical Requirements for PV Projects, KSA Best Practice<\/li>\n<li>Climatic &amp; Environmental Conditions<\/li>\n<li>Operational Requirements, KSA Best Practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Section<\/th>\n<th>Page<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Demand Size &amp; Project Imagination<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Avoiding Risk<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DC\/AC Sizing Calculations<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>How to Make the Design Applicable on Site<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Structure Selection<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Corrosion Classification (ISO 12944)<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>How to Make the Design Report<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cable Calculations (NEC 2020)<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Financial Calculations<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Make the Final Proposal<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Standards &amp; Regulations (IEC, NEC)<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>General MENA Codes &amp; Requirements<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saudi Codes &amp; Requirements<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Technical Requirements for PV Projects, KSA Best Practice<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Climatic &amp; Environmental Conditions<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operational Requirements, KSA Best Practice<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>About the Author<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Why engineers use it<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Covers both the theory and the applied side of PV system design.<\/li>\n<li>Written plainly enough for students, detailed enough for practising engineers and developers.<\/li>\n<li>Real worked examples rather than abstract formulas.<\/li>\n<li>Helps you build technical and financial proposals for actual bids.<\/li>\n<li>Aligned with international standards, the Saudi code, and MENA requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Includes O&amp;M best practice for plants operating in the Kingdom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What you download<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The complete PV plant design guide, second edition (PDF).<\/li>\n<li>The first edition, included.<\/li>\n<li>BOQ and financial Excel files, ready to use on a project.<\/li>\n<li>Free future updates for everyone who owns either edition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"note\">If you already bought the first edition, the second edition is free. 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