Training on Solar PV design for Engineers

Tick the appropriate answer

1. The power factor is the ratio of

a. voltage to the current
b. energy to the power
c. real power to apparent power
d. peak to rms value

2. The value of air mass in standard test condition of PV modules is

a. AM1
b. AM1.5
c. AM2
d. AM0

3. Yearly average optimum amount of direct beam radiation in northern hemisphere can be achieved if the
tilt angle is equal to
a. site latitude
b. site latitude plus 110
c. site latitude minus 110
d. 900

4. The current at maximum power point of a solar cell is

a. less than 1 A
b. less than short circuit current
c. greater than short circuit current
d. equal to short circuit current

5. The open circuit voltage of a solar module

a. decreases with rise in cell temperature
b. increases with rise in cell temperature
c. does not vary with temperature
d. increases logarithmically with rise in temperature

6. The short circuit current of a module at light intensity of 1000 mW/sq.m is 4.6 A. The short circuit
current of the module at the light intensity of 600 W/sq.m. is:
a. 4.6 mA
b. 2.7 A
c. 0.6 A
d. 6A

7. The condition of a flooded lead acid battery in which the specific gravity decreases from top to the
bottom of the cell is called
a. sulfation
b. formation
c. stratification
d. corrison
8. A 100 Ah capacity fully charged battery is discharged at 5 A rate for 8 hours. The depth of discharge of the
battery after this period is
a. 40%
b. 5%
c. 60%
d. 8%

9. One of the followings is not the essential parameter of a charge regulator

a. High Voltage Reconnect
b. Total Harmonic Distortion
c. Radio Frequency Interference
d. Reverse Leakage Current

10. Typical efficiency of a good inverter should be over

a. 50%
b. 80%
c. 60%
d. 75%

11. An electronic device that converts DC voltage of one magnitude to the DC voltage of another magnitude is
called
a. Inverter
b. Converter
c. Charge Regulator
d. Ballast

12. The basic criteria for selecting number of modules to be connected in series in an array is
a. total array power
b. load current
c. system voltage
d. tilt angle

13. The required number of modules in an array is not a function of

a. the capacity of an inverter
b. peak sun
c. location
d. total load

14. One of the following is not the essential criteria for battery sizing

a. type of the battery

b. latitude of location
c. surrounding temperature
d. cost

15. The size of the cable increases with decrease in

a. maximum allowable voltage drop
b. length
c. maximum permissible current
d. cross sectional area