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With the droping of solar panel prices and climate change, don’t wait to invest in solar!  This lecture class is for the public and industry considering an investment in a solar electric system who wants to be well informed.  You’ll learn a lot about this hot topic and we’ll help you understand the basics of how a solar electric system works, how to establish how many solar panels you’ll need in your array and the approximate costs.  You will leave this class knowing how to estimate the array wattage for a PV system; and how to estimate production and system cost.  We encourage (but don’t require) you to bring a copy of your utility bill as we will review household power usage issues during the class.

By the end of this class, you should understand:

 Lecture Topics for PV 101 include:

• Photovoltaic (solar electric) technology
• Energy Storage
• Energy Efficiency
• Site requirements for PV
• Installation considerations
• PV system sizing
• PV system costs
• Rebates and tax incentives
• Working with an installer

For class enrollment, please kindly contact our sales advisor at sales@solarpower-mart.com or +603-5882-9110

This course is intended to introduce a potential PV installer to the important aspects of selecting a good site for a PV system and the basics of PV system components.  We have designed this course to be the first class in a series that will establish a solid informed foundation on which you as a system installer can build.  This class will touch on both battery based (stand alone) systems and utility-interactive (grid tied) systems.  Although it is primarily a lecture class, there are several labs that offer the opportunity to use equipment.  By the end of this class you should feel comfortable conducting a site evaluation; understand how to make component selections; understand how to size the major components of a PV system: PV array, battery bank, inverter and charge controller.  

Lecture Topics:

• Markets and applications for different types of PV systems
• Electricity basics
• Conducting a site assessment
• The important role of energy efficiency
• Characteristics of PV system components and component selection
• Basic component sizing: an introduction to system design
• Working safely with photovoltaics
• Economics of PV

For class enrollment, please kindly contact our sales advisor at sales@solarpower-mart.com or +603-5882-9110

Once you have successfully completed your PV301 Class, you’ll be ready to dive deeper into system design.  This three day course encompasses lecture, practicum design examples and hands-on lab work.  You’ll focus on how to size major components for both battery based and utility-interactive PV systems.  By the end of this class you should be able to demonstrate how to size PV system components, including wiring and overcurrent protection; assemble different mounting systems; and wire appropriate strings of modules.

Lecture and Lab Topics:

• Load Analysis: Quantifing electrical load through multiple means
• Estimating sizing requirements for major components for both stand alone and utility-interactive systems
• Quick testing and wiring modules
• Assembling modules and support structures
• Determining design currents for PV electrical circuits
• Inverter String Sizing
• Working Safely with PV Systems

For class enrollment, please kindly contact our sales advisor at sales@solarpower-mart.com or +603-5882-9110