PV170: Off-Grid PV System Design and Installation
Price: $395.00
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"ImagineSolar instructors: Thanks for your hard work this week with our solar class. Each of you helped our local understand the benefits and importance of solar energy! You made it fun to learn PV! Your patience and upbeat attitude with each of us was very kind. Your love of teaching solar energy has an energy all its own! Whatever level we are able to work with PV we will always be grateful to our instructors at ImagineSolar for having introduced us to the PV industry. Your new friends, David C. Etter and all the Brothers from Local #20, I.B.E.W."
–David Etter, Dallas, Texas
ImagineSolar’s 16 hour hands-on PV170 workshop on off-grid photovoltaic system design and installation explores system design, installation, commissioning, operation, troubleshooting and maintenance issues for off-grid PV systems.
Learn about installing grid-tied PV systems in ImagineSolar’s PV150: Grid-Tied PV System Installation workshop, and learn about designing grid-tied PV systems in ImagineSolar’s PV160: Grid-Tied PV System Design workshop. By completing PV150, PV160 and PV170, participants will be prepared to sit for the NABCEP Entry Level Exam.
ImagineSolar is now offering $90 OFF all three workshops when purchased together! Take advantage of our special PV100 Series Bundle today.
Learning Objectives
This workshop is based on NABCEP (the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) Task Analysis and Learning Objectives. Download the NABCEP Learning Objectives here.
Training modules include the following:
- Off-grid Site Assessments
- System Components and Configurations
- Batteries and Charge Controllers
- Inverters: Types and Specifications
- System Sizing and Design
- Mechanical Integration
- System Installation and Commissioning
- Performance and Troubleshooting
- Hands-on labs include the following:
- Working with PV modules, batteries and controllers
Hats, sunblock, and appropriate clothing for the weather are recommended
Prerequisite
ImagineSolar requires completion of PV150 and PV160 (or equivalent) prior to taking this course. Combined, these three workshops qualify you to sit for NABCEP’s Entry Level Exam.
After successfully completing ImagineSolar’s PV150, PV160 and PV170 workshops, participants are eligible to sit for the NABCEP Entry Level Exam. ImagineSolar and NABCEP recommend an additional 80-120 hours of self study or additional solar PV courses prior to sitting for the Entry Level Exam.
When you are ready, you can take the exam at any one of the many Prometric computer-based exam centers across the USA. Contact NABCEP for details of the requirements and recommendations for sitting for exams.
