26 Oct 2009, 18:00 - 18:00
Central Oregon Environmental Center
16 NW Kansas Ave
Bend, Oregon 97701
Participants will learn the fundamental concepts required for working safely with PV systems and will design a residential-sized, code compliant, batteryless grid-tied solar-electric system.
This workshop provides an overview of the basic PV system applications, with a major focus on batteryless grid-tied systems. The goal of this session is to create a fundamental understanding of the core concepts necessary to work with both residential and commercial batteryless grid-tied PV systems. Topics include: system components, site analysis, PV module criteria, mounting solutions, safety, and commissioning. This session also covers the fundamentals of sizing a residential batteryless grid-tied system, wire sizing, overcurrent protection and grounding. These topics will be expanded upon in PV202. All participants continuing on to PV202 will need to read supplemental material on battery-based design.
If you are serious about getting into the solar industry, you should also plan to take PV202: Advanced PV: Design Criteria and NEC Compliance (face-to-face or online). The Advanced PV workshop is intended to follow our first tier of workshops with the next level of design criteria, wire sizing calculations, maintenance issues, troubleshooting skill, and more information on batteries, charge controllers and hybrid system. (Please note that students from the Grid-Tied PV workshop will need to complete supplementary reading on stand-alone systems before continuing on to PV Lab Week or Advanced PV: Design Criteria and NEC Compliance.)
5 day workshops include 4 days of classroom lecture and 1 day of a lab simulation and tours.
4 Day Workshops include 4 days of classroom lecture. There is no hands-on component for this class.
Students leave this workshop being able to:
* Perform power and energy calculations
* Perform a load analysis for a batteryless grid-tied system
* Implement electrical efficiency measures to reduce system size
* Diagram an array in series and parallel configurations
* Obtain and apply module specifications
* Determine module and array performance given various conditions
* Determine the azimuth and altitude angle of the sun and evaluate shading potential
* List the pros and cons of different mounting structures
* Interpret and apply data from equipment specification sheets
* Size a residential batteryless grid-tied system
* Identify wires and components on a three-line diagram of a residential grid-tied system
* List the order of commissioning/decommissioning and the potential safety hazards of a batteryless grid-tied system
* Draw a block diagram of the different system types
* Perform detailed site analysis utilizing commercially available tools
Topics Include
* Basics of Electricity
* System Components
* Component Specification
* System Sizing
* Energy Efficient Appliances
* Solar Site Analysis
* Electrical Wiring
* Safety Procedures
* Operation & Maintenance
* Tours of PV Systems
* Industry Guest Speakers
* Laboratory Exercises
This workshop is certified by the Institute of Sustainable Power (ISP) and fulfills the educational requirements for Category ‘B’ of NABCEP’s Solar PV Installer Certification. This course also qualifies you to take the NABCEP PV Entry Level “Certificate of Knowledge” Exam (Click here for entry level exam learning objectives). The test, which consists of 60 multiple choice questions, takes approximately 2 hours to complete. The test will be offered after select workshops. The cost of the test is $100. Students must register in advance either online or by contacting SEI. For more information on the NABCEP Entry Level Certification, please see their website at www.nabcep.org. Note: the NABCEP Entry Level Exam covers batteries which is not covered in this workshop. Please read chapters 6, 7, 8, and 10 in the PV Textbook included in the workshop to be more adequately prepared to take the NABCEP exam.
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