Duration: 4 weeks- 30 hours online asynchronous

Prerequisites: U1, U2

Price : $249 USD - Subsidized Cost

Scholarships Available!

This training provides students an opportunity to build upon the skills developed in the U1 and U2 classes and explore larger, more complex solar PV systems. The class will cover series and parallel PV wiring, more advanced battery topics, and the use of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) charge controllers. It will also introduce inverters and AC wiring considerations.

This class includes 4 Live Zoom sessions (optional for students) to review course materials with Remote Energy Instructors!

Topics Include:

• PV System combiner box selection and wiring

• Series and parallel connections for PV modules and battery banks

• Advanced considerations of working with lead-acid and lithium batteries

• Lead-acid battery maintenance procedures and use of hydrometers and refractometer

• Load analysis to account for energy needs, storage needs, and production needs

• Introduction of MPPT charge controllers and comparison to PWM controllers from U2

• MPPT controller physical properties and electrical properties

• System maintenance concerns and processes

• The basics of alternating current (AC)

• Power factor and other advanced AC electrical concepts and considerations

• Inverter types and functions

• Electrical and physical characteristics of inverters

• Matching inverters to loads

• Reading electrical schematics

• Inverter wiring and AC circuit wiring