SEDA GRID-CONNECTED PV SYSTEM DESIGN COURSE
TUTORIAL
QUESTION & SOLUTION
CHAPTER 1
Introduction to PV Systems
Version 10
Sulaiman Shaari
Ahmad Maliki Omar
Shahril Irwan Sulaiman
Nor Zaini Ikrom Zakaria
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CHAPTER 1
QUESTION 1
State the main components of a grid-connected photovoltaic (GCPV) system and list some examples of the
equipment involved.
SOLUTION
Main components are:

PV array
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Balance of system (BOS) components
Example of equipment involved:

PV modules, inter-connection cables, inverter; cables; fuses; breakers; etc.
QUESTION 2
Who was the physicist that discovered PV phenomena and which physicist successfully explained PV
phenomena using the theory of photoelectric effect?
SOLUTION

Alexandre Edmond Becquerel in 1839 discovered PV phenomenon.
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Albert Einstein in 1905 published an article which successfully explained PV phenomena using the
theory of photoelectric effect.
QUESTION 3
Name the TWO ACTS in Malaysia that govern renewable energy (RE) and the use of RE technologies.
SOLUTION

UNDANG-UNDANG MALAYSIA: Akta 725 Akta Tenaga Boleh Baharu 2011
(LAWS OF MALAYSIA: Act 725 Renewable Energy Act 2011)
 UNDANG-UNDANG MALAYSIA: Akta 726 Akta Pihak Berkuasa Pembangunan Tenaga Lestari 2011
(LAWS OF MALAYSIA: Act 726 Sustainable Energy Development Authority Act 2011)
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