Solar Power Professional GES 722 » 120 hours
Benefits of
Online Career Training
- Learn in-demand job skills
- Start anytime and set your pace
- Affordably priced
Upon completion of this program you'll be able to:
- Describe the history of PV technology and industry
- Describe markets and applications for PV
- Describe types of PV systems and their features and benefits.
- Demonstrate an understanding of electrical and solar terminology
- Identify safety hazards, practices, and protective equipment used during PV system installation and maintenance
- Define basic electrical terms
- Describe the use of a digital multi-meter
- Calculate simple circuit values
- Define basic solar terms
- Describe basic solar movement and effect of earth tilt
- Predict solar position using solar path diagrams
- Describe angular effects on the irradiance of solar array
- Identify factors that reduce or enhance solar irradiation
- Explain how solar cells convert sunlight into electric power
- Label key points on an IV curve
- Illustrate effect of series and parallel connections on IV curve
- Define measurement conditions for solar cells and modules
