SOLAR TRAINING – PV SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS (BATTERY-BASED)
Course
Online
*Indicative price
Original amount in USD:
$ 695
Learn all about battery-based systems!
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Online
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Class hours
40h
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Duration
6 Weeks
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Start date
February
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Online campus
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Personal tutor
Yes
PV systems with energy storage are a rapidly growing segment of the industry. This course, endorsed by Solar Energy International (SEI) and listed on Emagister, builds a foundation for understanding many battery-based applications, in which the complexity far exceeds that of a grid-direct PV system. Load analysis is addressed along with other critical design criteria such as battery bank design, equipment options, and electrical integration of system components. Component options are covered in detail, including batteries, charge controllers, and battery-based inverters. Different battery chemistries, associated pros and cons, and cost comparisons are investigated along with safety and maintenance considerations unique to battery-based PV systems.
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About this course
Solar Professionals
Before participating in the PVOL203 course, students MUST complete PV101 or PVOL101, an equivalent course from another organization, have NABCEP certification, or demonstrate field experience and pass a placement quiz. Please contact us if you feel you are qualified to skip the prerequisite for PVOL203.
This course provides 40 approved credit hours towards the following NABCEP Certifications and Recertifications:
PV Installation Professional
PV Design Specialist
PV Installation Specialist
PV Commissioning and Maintenance Specialist
PV Technical Sales Professional
PV Associate
PV System Inspector (Recertification only)
Solar Heating System Inspector (Recertification only)
Solar Heating Installer (Recertification only)
Solar Heating Associate (Recertification only)
Please visit NABCEP’S online course catalog (Associate Exam) AND NABCEP’S online course catalog (Certification Exams) for credit hours breakdown.
You will receive an email from one our Student Service Advisor team to help you get started with SEI.
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Subjects
- Solar Energy
- Solar Panel
- Battery-based
- Renewable Energy
- PV
- Photovoltaic
- Energy Efficiency
- Energy Markets
- Solar Power
- Clean energy
- Electrical
- Design
- Options
- Systems
- Energy Management
- Energy consumption
- Energy from the sun
- Management
- Electrical Maintenance
- Electronic Engineering
Teachers and trainers (1)
Will White
PV Curriculum Developer
Will is a NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional and NABCEP Certified Solar Heating Installer working in the renewable energy industry since 2005 when his started as an installer for RGS Energy, where he worked for 10 years taking many roles (sales, design, project management) and he eventually became the Director of Construction for the East Coast. Will has experience in wind power, solar thermal, and all scales of PV, although he has primarily focused on residential systems. Will is now spending his time developing curriculum for SEI and teaching at Vermont Technical College.
Course programme
Students who complete PVOL203 will be able to:
- Recognize demand and PV production curves
- Identify the common types of PV systems and their major components
- Describe DC and AC coupled systems
- Discuss load profiles and modes of operation, including: peak load shaving, time-of-use, zero-sell, self-consumption prioritization, demand-side management
- Introduce utility-scale storage and microgrids
- Explain the relationship between real power, apparent power, and reactive power
- Complete a load estimate for different system types and for seasonal loads; evaluate electrical requirements of loads
- Identify phantom loads and efficiency upgrades
- Estimate starting surge and power factor requirements
- Describe the differences when sizing battery-based systems compared to grid-direct systems
- Choose a peak sun hour value based on design criteria for various systems
- Review battery basics and terminology
- Describe and compare different battery chemistries and technologies
- Find the capacity and voltage of different batteries; determine state of charge
- List safety precautions and hazards to be aware of when working with batteries; list appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Identify appropriate battery enclosures
- Calculate values for current, voltage, and energy for different battery bank configurations
- Review battery bank design parameters
- Complete a lithium-ion battery bank design example
- Review and compare different design example costs
- List features, options, and metering available for different types of battery chargers
- Explain basics of lithium battery charging
- Compare generator types and duty cycle ratings, including fuel options
- Identify specifications critical for choosing appropriate battery-based inverters
- Discuss different overcurrent protection devices and equipment disconnects and when/where they are required
- Define the maximum voltage drop slowed for the proper functioning of a battery-based PV system
- Identify safe installation procedures
- List basic commissioning tests which should be completed before and after a system is operating
SOLAR TRAINING – PV SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS (BATTERY-BASED)
*Indicative price
Original amount in USD:
$ 695