PV 101 Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-direct)

Dates: January 27-March 7, 2025 (6 weeks)  

Time Commitment: 10 hours/week 

Description: 
This course starts with the fundamentals, covers a solid understanding of various components, system architectures, and applications for PV systems.  Other topics include site analysis, system sizing, array configuration, and performance estimation; electrical design characteristics such as wiring, overcurrent protection, and grounding; a detailed look at module and inverter specifications and characteristics; mounting methods for various roof structures and ground-mounts; and an introduction to safely and effectively commissioning grid-direct PV systems.  This course focuses on grid-direct PV systems but covers material critical to understanding all types of PV systems.