NABCEP Solar Installation Training in Phoenix

October 5-9 PV100: Solar Installation Training (Rio Salado)

eRenewable Resource Group, in partnership with Rio Salado College, is offering the only ongoing NABCEP Solar Installation Training in Phoenix.

This Rio Salado College/eRenewable Resource Solar Installation Workshop is a 5-day intensive course that teaches the technical skills necessary to design and safely install solar-electric systems, a renewable energy source. This 5-day training session includes four days of classroom and one day of hands-on installation lab.

PV100: Photovoltaics: Solar Design & Installation Training

Participants will learn the fundamental concepts required for working safely with solar systems, and will design residential-sized, code-compliant, batteryless grid-tied and stand-alone systems for this renewable energy.

This in-person workshop will provide an overview of the basic solar system applications. The goal of this session is to create a fundamental understanding of the core concepts necessary to work with both residential and commercial solar systems, a renewable energy source.

Topics include: system components, site analysis, PV module criteria, mounting solutions, safety and commissioning. Participants will learn the fundamentals of sizing a residential batteryless grid-tied system, wire sizing, overcurrent protection and grounding. This session will also review fundamental design criteria for off-grid stand-alone systems, including specifying batteries, controllers and battery-based inverters.

Students leave this solar workshop being able to:

• Perform power and energy calculations


• Perform a load analysis for off-grid and batteryless grid-tied systems


• Implement electrical efficiency measures to reduce system size


• Diagram an array and battery bank in series and parallel configurations


• Obtain and apply module specifications


• Determine module performance and array performance given various conditions


• Determine the azimuth and altitude angle of the sun and evaluate shading potential


• Size a residential batteryless grid-tied system, including the inverter, array, wiring and overcurrent protection, etc.

Source:  http://www.renewablegroup.com/