Solar PV Boot Camp 6-Day in NY - Long Island
This five day intensive Solar PV Boot Camp course uses Instructor-led training and Hands-on labs to teach Solar-electric system design, installation, and safety procedures. The common steps of a residential solar electric retrofit include:
- Wiring inverters from a variety of manufacturers
- Mounting solar panels on racking systems with roof penetrations and panel attachments.
- Connecting a live solar array feeding power into the grid
- PV financial estimation and system sizing
- System placement
This 40 hour, best-in-class course is ISPQ-accredited by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Completion of this training will show that you have achieved understanding of the fundamental principles of PV systems, including their application, design, installation, and operation. CleanEdison's Solar PV Bootcamp is a 5-day course comprised of three, eight-hour days of live classroom training and two, eight-hour days of live hands-on field training.
Solar has been the quickest growing renewable energy source in recent years, and is continuing to grow in popularity due a combination of incentive programs, cost-effective technology, and changing property-owner values. If you'd like to learn more about the incentives in your area or to find out why you're seeing more and more solar panels everywhere you go, or most importantly, to get started on your own solar career, sign up below or call us today!
CleanEdison's Solar Photovoltaic Training Boot Camp will cover extensively the the following topics*:
1. PV Markets and Applications
2. Safety Basics
3. Electricity Basics
4. Solar Energy Fundamentals
5. PV Module Fundamentals
6. System Components
7. PV System Sizing Principles
8. PV System Electrical Design
9. PV System Mechanical Design
10. Performance Analysis, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
*This Learning Objectives list was developed, and is owned, by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners, Inc. (NABCEP). This copyrighted material is used with the permission of NABCEP.
Course Includes
Your tuition fee includes instruction, materials, text book, examination fee, and labs. All students receive a course completion certificate on the last day.
Prerequisites
This event is optimized for architects, engineers, licensed or journeyman electricians, general contractors, and other home-improvement contractors.
Testimonials
The Solar Boot Camp was extremely well-planned and executed, equipping its students with the tools to implement technical skills in this industry. The teachers applied the topics in a practical manner related to their combined real-life experiences lending creditability to the course. Hands-on lab work with top of the line components provided an extremely realistic learning environment. Paul H.
Syllabus
Solar PV Fundamentals Course Outline – 8 Hours
- History of PV
- Definitions and abbreviations
- What is photovoltaics?
- The PV industry
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Solar PV System components
- Types of solar systems
- Residential
- Commercial
- Utility
- Certifications, accreditations, organizations, and testing
- Parallel and series
- Modules in parallel and series
Solar PV Sales Course Outline – 8 Hours
- Knowing your product
- Knowing your clients
- Pre-qualification parameters
- Finding the right solution
- Choosing the most appropriate system type and design strategy
- Meeting customer expectations
- The Sales process
- Effective sales techniques for solar pv
- Effective marketing/outreach efforts
- Building a sales team
- Effective siting
- Gathering pertinent information
- The do’s and don’ts of face to face meetings
- On-the-spot design strategies
- Costing Solar thermal
- Creating materials list
- Estimating labor
- General rules for setting margins
- Introduction to codes, permitting, certifications etc
- Commercial variations in proposal/design process
- Developing professional proposals
- Effective solar sales closing techniques
- Sales contracts
- Proper utilization of sizing software for sales process (PV-SOL, PV Watts, Google Sketchup)
- Meeting the bottom line
- Professional development
- Staying current
- Building your reputation
- Getting on the “listâ€
Solar PV Installation Course Outline – 16 Hours
- Definitions and abbreviations
- Installation techniques
- Solar installation facts
- Safety (Importance of)
- Installation Fundamentals
- Mechanical construction
- Load requirements
- Electrical wiring
- Types of wire
- Commissioning and troubleshooting
- Grounding
- Ground faults
- Operations and maintenance
- Proper labeling of equipment
- Verification of system performance
- Post installation follow up
- Efficiency of panels
- Inverter output
- Satisfaction of customer
- Hands on installation – Pitched and flat roof Electrical wiring
Solar PV Design Course Outline – 8 Hours
- Understanding the importance of a well thought out design
- What to take into account while developing your design
- Definitions and abbreviations
- Site Survey
- Ohm’s Law
- Using the proper equipment
- Components of PV system design Â
- Rack and Module Types
- Intro to:Â PV-sol, Google earth, Google sketchup, PV Watts
- Local jurisdiction requirements
- Building permits
- Fire codes
- Homeowners association
- NEC references
- PV design calculations
- Roof layout
- The importance of temperature
- Reading and understanding manufacturer specs (All equipment)
- Wiring your panels
- Connections
- Inverter Sizing
- Array Sizing
- Understanding the IV curve
- Using the suneye and solar pathfinder
- Homework (Nightly) – Readings and questions from handouts
Address
Address: 1600 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Islandia, NY, USA, 00000
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