7-hour "GRID-DIRECT SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS: A TECHNICAL & BUSINESS OVERVIEW OF THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF PV SYSTEMS"
Applied for 7 PDH/CE; 7 educ. hrs. towards NABCEP tech. sales exam.

Thursday, February 27, 2014 (8 am to 12 noon & 2 to 5 pm)

By Solar Energy International - SEI (CO)

Career paths and opportunities in the PV industry are many, but the common link is a fundamental understanding of the technologies involved, and the more knowledge you have, the more successful you will be. Get the technical and business PV knowledge you need to effectively communicate with employers, customers, project partners, contractors, and manufacturers. The morning will provide a broad yet thorough business and technical introduction of the PV industry, while the afternoon will delve deeper into technical topics, including system sizing, design, and production estimation. This full-day training is not to be missed by anyone thinking about adding PV to their existing business.

Morning:
Overview of Grid-direct Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems (4 hours)

Afternoon:
PV System Sizing Primer: What You Need to Know (3 hours)

Counts for the following credits:

  • 7 PDH/CE for Florida Engineers
  • 7 educational hours towards the NABCEP PV Technical Sales Exam

Who should attend:  Engineers, Electricians, Architects, and PV Industry Professionals, including Lawyers; Financiers; Project Developers; Sales, Marketing and Manufacturer Representatives; and Industry Newcomers.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

8:00 – 10:30 am Introduction to the Solar Industry and PV Systems
Welcome and Introductions. As PV equipment prices continue to drop and the installation process becomes more streamlined, the ROI of PV becomes even more attractive, from the standpoint of consumers, businesses, and investors. We will discuss PV market trends of the region and how to tap into this growing business opportunity. We will explore the features and applications of PV systems, and discuss the components that comprise PV systems.

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:15 am PV Modules
We will discuss the pros and cons of the different types of modules commonly used within the industry today. This technology is reliable and has been proven over many decades, but there is a lot to learn about how it works, including: the different types of PV cell technologies and their appropriate application, the impacts of environmental factors on PV module output, and warranty considerations.

11:15 – 12:00 noon. Solar Site Analysis
Solar site analysis is one of the most important PV system design elements. Maximizing the energy production of a PV system revolves around the sun – that might seem obvious, but how do you know where to mount a PV array, which direction to point it, and at what degree to angle it? While everyone knows that a solar module in the shade is about as useful as a car without gas, what you might not know is just how involved selecting an optimal year-round, shade-free location is. Further complications include seasonal and time-of-use rate plans, impacting the dollar value of energy that is generated by a PV system. Understanding the solar resource is a prerequisite for optimal design and for accurately forecasting energy bill savings and financial returns.

12:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch break

2:00 – 3:00 pm Series and Parallel Circuits
We will focus on wiring principles that affect system configuration. In order to safely and efficiently connect grid-direct PV systems to the utility grid, they must be configured to match specific electrical characteristics: the DC output of a PV array be within the inverter's input window, and an inverter's AC output must synchronize with the utility grid. Understanding series and parallel circuits is the building block for configuring PV modules into PV arrays, and PV arrays and inverters into full PV systems.

3:00 – 3:45 pm Inverters
Often regarded as the "brain" of a PV system, the inverter is comprised of sophisticated power conversion electronics and is undeniably a key component in grid-direct systems. We will focus primarily on the function of inverters, currently available products, and the criteria used to select between them.

3:45 – 4:00 pm Break

4:00 – 5:00 pm System Sizing
With an understanding of the components and technology that make up a grid-direct PV system in hand, the next step is sizing a system. This section will introduce the sizing process, and examine web-based tools necessary to determine the size of a grid-direct system based on specific site parameters, including roof pitch and orientation, and end-user considerations, such as budget, available space, historical energy usage, or rebate and incentive program structures.

 
 
 
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   THU. Feb. 27  (8 am - 12 pm)
 
4hr:"Overview of Grid-Direct Solar
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 Applied for 4 PDH/CE; 4NABCEP
 
By Solar Energy International (CO)
       

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 Latin America & the Caribbean:
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 Applied for 4 GBCI & 4 AIA (HSW) LU

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 and AIA Sustainable Projects
 Contract Documents”

 Applied for 4 GBCI & 4 AIA (HSW) LU
 By AIA Contract Documents,
 The American Institute of Architects
 (Washington, DC)
       

   FRI. Feb. 28 (1 - 5 pm)    
 4 hr: "Aplicando LEED en
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"

 
(in Spanish)
 Applied for 4 GBCI & 4 AIA (HSW) LU

 
By Aqua Terra (Panamá)
       
 
 
       
                       
            Instructor: Tony Diaz:
Tony Diaz is a licensed roofing and electrical contractor in the San Francisco Bay area of sunny California. Tony has contracted and built 2kw residential on up to 1mw commercial elevated tracker photovoltaic systems. Tony has extensive experience with Building integrated photovoltaic’s (BIPV) including solar tiles and architectural solar glass. Tony has worked with solar electric systems since 2001 and he is a 
NABCEP Certified PV Installer.
     
                       
        Questions on this course:
Jess Finnigan
jess@solarenergy.org
970-527-7657, ext. 206

   
       
 

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