PV201L: Solar Training - Solar Electric Lab Week (Grid-Direct)

Description

Students who complete the PV201L workshop will be able to:

• Perform power and energy calculations
• Obtain and apply specifications for PV modules and determine their performance given various environmental and operating conditions
• Safely operate various types of digital multimeters
• Diagram and determine the power, current, and voltage characteristics of PV modules in different series and parallel configurations
• Install various mounting systems (ground, pole, roof, and trackers).
• Decipher balance-of-system equipment specification sheets to determine the critical information needed for system design
• Install a residential grid-direct system including the array, inverter, circuit conductors, and overcurrent protection
• Safely operate equipment grounding, system grounding, and components and conductors used for grounding
• Work with wires and components on schematics of residential grid-direct systems: disconnects, inverter, equipment grounding conductors, ungrounded conductors, grounded conductors, the grounding electrode(s), and the AC and DC system grounds
• Identify potential safety hazards and demonstrate the proper use of personal protective equipment for working on grid-direct PV systems
• List the order of installation, commissioning, and decommissioning of a grid-direct PV system

Note: This class is a great complement to PV301L, the Solar Electric Lab Week (Battery-Based).