Solar Training - Solar Electric Lab Week (Grid-Direct)

By working in small groups, students will put what they've learned in PV101 to the test. They get their hands dirty by fully installing and commissioning a wide variety of system types before testing the system, then de-commissioning and breaking down. SEI is not affiliated with any equipment manufacturers, so students get unbiased opinions and are able to work on all of the equipment being used in the field today.

Students rotate between a commercial ballasted roof, two steep roofs, a ground mount and a pole mount system that contain a variety of inverters, racking hardware and mounting  methods. Students will learn fall protection best practices and different harness set-ups. They will learn lockout/tagout procedures to create a safe working environment and use an assortment of meters to test systems. This class is a good complement to PV301L, the Solar Electric Lab Week (Battery-based).

This has definitely laid the groundwork for my company's success in the solar industry.

-- T.T. Miller, PV Lab Week participant, 2006 

Prerequisites:  PV101 (or students who have completed a SEI PV workshop prior to January 2010 and have not attended a workshop at the Paonia lab facility)

Contact Training Hours (shown on Record of Completion): 40 hours

NABCEP Training Hours:

• PV Installer Certification Requirements: This course counts for 40 advanced training hours.
• PV Technical Sales Certification Requirements:  This course counts for 20 hours, which covers the PV Technical Sales JTA.
• Solar Heating Installer Recertification: This course counts for 6 Non-Technical continuing education hours.

North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP):  See our NABCEP information page at www.solarenergy.org/nabcep-certification or www.nabcep.org for more information on the additional requirements for the PV Installer Certification.

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