PVOL350: Solar Training - PV Systems - Tools and Techniques for Operations and Maintenance - Online

Description

• Discuss preventative and reactive maintenance plans and activities.
• Summarize safety procedures and PPE requirements for O&M technicians.
• Describe the field procedures required to evaluate the performance of PV systems.
• List appropriate requirements for meters, tools, and other equipment used in O&M activities.
• Define the theory, procedures, and processes behind insulation resistance testing, IV curve tracing, infrared cameras and thermal imaging, and other tools of the trade.
• Analyze test results to determine performance, compare baseline data, and pinpoint system issues.
• Describe inspection requirements for preventative maintenance inspections.
• Illustrate methods for locating and troubleshooting common PV array and system faults using appropriate methodologies and testing tools.