This three-day virtual course covers fundamental principles of battery-based systems including understanding customer needs; specifying and sizing a battery bank, inverters, and charge controllers for battery-based systems; defining system architecture and functionality; battery metering; and understanding the code implications of these systems.
Prerequisite: Working knowledge of solar PV; currently working in the solar industry; and/or have taken a fundamentals course such as FSPV: Fundamentals of Solar Photovoltaic Design and Installation offered by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center.
Length: 21 hours – 7 hours a day over 3 days
Learning Objectives: Students will be able to:
Use load analysis to size a battery bank
Specify and size inverters, charge controllers for battery-based system
Define system architecture options and functionality
Add battery backup to existing grid-direct PV system
Understand code implications of these systems
Course Expectations: Attendance during at least 90% of the live presentation is required to receive a certificate of completion.
As a participant of the grant program, we expect that all participants that complete the course also complete the post-training survey.
Who Should Attend
This opportunity is extended to individuals who are either a part of Native American communities or serve Native American communities as well as historically underserved, and underrepresented populations including People of Color, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
These courses are recommended for the following groups:
Skilled professionals transitioning careers into the solar or renewable energy industry
Educators from universities, colleges, and community colleges
College students pursuing a career in solar or renewable energy
Solar technical professionals
Energy professionals
Engineers
Electricians
Contractors
Roofers
Course Cost
These virtual courses are being offered FREE thanks to the NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC), PowerAmerica, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Rapid Assistance for Coronavirus Economic Response (NIST-RACER) grant. The cost to sit for the NABCEP Associate PV Exam has been waived for those who attend the FSPV course.
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