Solar PV Design & Documentation for Project Engineers - 2 Days

Who Should Attend?

• Architects
• Engineers
• Licensed or journeyman electricians
• General contractors
• Other home-improvement contractors looking to add solar to their existing service offerings

Course Includes

Your tuition fee includes instruction, workbook with course topics, quick references & calculation tools, a CD-R with drawing sets of sample project types to use as references for your future designs, and printed drawing sets for in-depth study during class. All students receive a course completion certificate on the last day.

Prerequisites

This course assumes students have completed a basic course in photovoltaic system operation and solar site evaluation, such as our Solar PV Boot Camp. Students will need drafting skills (or access to drafting services) in order to produce professional-quality design drawings using the skills learned in this class, but drafting software will not be used during in class and drafting skills are not required to complete the course.

Syllabus

DAY 1

• PV Design Process Overview
• Producing a PV Feasibility Report
• PV Load Calculation Tools & Resources
• PV Production Calculations & Modeling Specifications
• PV Schematic Design
• Comparing PV System Options

DAY 2

• Design Drawing: Matching Modules & Inverters
• Design Drawing: PV Interconnections
• Design Drawing: Small Commercial Grid-Tie
• Design Drawing: Wire Sizing
• Design Drawing: Medium Commercial Grid-Tie
• Design Drawing: Large Commercial Grid-Tie
• Design Drawing: Residential Grid-Tie w/Battery
• Construction Administration
• Interactive Design Exercise

CEU Credits

All students receive a course completion certificate on the last day. Students who pass the certification exam on the last day are also awarded the Certified Solar PV Design & Documentation for Project Engineers.