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Aiming to collaborate with the dissemination of knowledge, the manufacturer of photovoltaic fasteners ARaymond Energies, in partnership with PhotoEnergy and Staubli, donated equipment for extension courses focused on the solar segment offered by USP (State University of São Paulo) in São Carlos.
The company provided fastener clips for the courses “Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems, Sizing and Installation” and “Advanced Sizing of Photovoltaic Systems Using PVsyst”, taught by professor and doctor in electrical engineering, Elmer Pablo Tito Cari. PhotoEnergy and Staubli also contributed to this project, donating equipment integrating the photovoltaic system.
“The basic and advanced photovoltaic systems course that I teach at USP is a dissemination course aimed at the entire external and internal community: students, teachers, engineers, technicians, investors, the general public who want to invest in this sector”, explains the professor.
The course started in 2017 and as it was an extension course, an agreement was necessary between USP/São Carlos and FIPAI (industrial foundation for industrial growth and improvement).
“When I started creating the course, there weren’t many courses in the São Carlos region, so I ended up creating the course. The preparation of the theoretical classes went more smoothly, as I am familiar with teaching classes, while equipment is needed for the practical part”, says Cari.
The partnership with ARaymond and other donors came about through Willy Paul Barros Zulke, an Electrical Engineering student and intern at ARaymond in the Energy sector. The student is also a specialist monitor for courses at the university.
“ARaymond contacted the course coordinator, Professor Elmer, to make donations of the Raymond product catalog. The professor really liked the products and the ease of installation that he requested more samples and rails to install a showroom in ARaymond”, said Zulke
Solar Garage Project
ARaymond also donated fixing clips and cable managers for a university garage project and the seals were provided by PhotoEnergy. The structure is made up of 12 380 W photovoltaic panels and a 4 kW inverter, the system produces up to 529 kWh monthly. The garage has sockets for charging electric cars and cell phones.
The structure was donated by RTD Engenharia, took a month and a half to complete and was made from an inverter and solar panels donated by WEG Solar. The base cost of the equipment used in the implementation was approximately R$ 23 thousand.
“Despite the time, ARaymond clips can be assembled with just one click, fixing and grounding. A module takes an average of 10 seconds to be installed, with 4 fixing points and using just a hammer”, highlights Rafael Avila, KAM of the Energy segment at ARaymond Brasil
