Description
Course Contents
PV Systems Overview
- What are PV system and their role in the utility grid
- Overview on electricity distribution
- Brief history on PV development
- Consideration for architectural design
- Governing bodies and standards for PV deployment
- Understanding NABCEP and finding certified professionals
- Types of solar electricity technology
- Comparison with Solar Thermal systems
- What can you expect from a typical PV system
Needs Analysis, Site Survey and Pre-planning
- Overview of steps/flow for a PV energy system from analysis, site surveys, design, installation, commissioning, diagnostics, and operations and maintenance
- Understanding customer energy needs (loads)
- Overview on solar radiation and its impact on a PV system
- The work involved in a site analysis including shading
- Understanding incentives (utility, state, federal)
- Optimizing system performance
System Components and Configurations Overview
- PV modules and arrays
- Racking systems
- Inverters, microinverters, and DC-DC optimizers: what to pick and why
- Combiners and switchgear
- Surge/lightning protection equipment
- Types of PV systems
Storage/battery overview
- Use of batteries
- Types of storage systems
- Performance characteristics
- NEC and OSHA requirements for battery installation and safety
Electric Conditioning Equipment: charge controllers and inverters
- Charge controllers functions, types, and selection
- Inverter functions, types, and selection
System sizing
- Sizing a PV system to meet different goals
- System sizing methodologies and tools
Mechanical Integration
- Why structural loads matter
- Overview on racking systems
Electrical Integration and NEC code compliance
- Inverter-based systems and the National Electric Code (2014 cycle)
- International Building Code
- Fire class rating
- Structural provisions
- Safety provisions
Utility Requirements
- NEC article 705: methods of connecting to the utility
- Understanding standards IEEE 1574 and UL 1741 and how they relate to interconnections
- Distinguishing between net metering and other types of utility revenue metering
Permitting and Inspection
Importance and role of permitting and inspection
Economic Analysis and cost models
- Incentives
- Value assessment
Course Fee in USD:
Durr-e-Suman –
Learned greatly from instructor. Communicated subject matter clearly.