This is a 7-hour course that focuses on the design of more advanced
PV systems, such as microinverter systems, dc-coupled battery backup
systems, hybrid battery backup systems, ac-coupled battery backup
systems and larger systems. It is intended primarily for design
professionals (architects and engineers) but should also be of
interest to code officials and contractors. This course builds on
the material in the Introduction to Designing PV Systems course,
including the introduction of more advanced shading analysis.
Course Goals and Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be familiar with:
·
How advanced PV systems work, including the functions of major
system components
·
How to install advanced PV systems that are compliant with the
National Electrical Code.
·
How to install building integrated PV modules that are compliant
with the Florida Building Code.
·
How to start up and program PV system inverters and charge
controllers.
·
How to prepare permitting and other paperwork associated with a PV
system.
Method of Course Presentation:
Lecture, Multimedia Presentation, Demonstration and Discussion
Method of Evaluating Course
Participants:
If classroom is equipped with a “clicker system,” then each
participant can be evaluated by the response to oral questions (or
questions on a power point slide). Otherwise, questions will be
integrated into the presentation material so participants can mark
their answer sheets as the course progresses. This examination
method will maximize the amount of time that can be devoted to
presentation of class material.
Roger Messenger
is Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Florida Atlantic
University in Boca Raton, Florida. He received his Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and is a
Registered Professional Engineer and a Certified Electrical
Contractor, who enjoys working on a field installation as much as he
enjoys teaching a class or working on the design of a system or
contemplating the theory of operation of a system. His
research work has ranged from electrical noise in gas discharge
tubes to deep impurities in silicon to energy conservation. He
worked on the development and promulgation of the original Code for
Energy Efficiency in Building Construction in Florida and has
conducted extensive field studies of energy consumption and
conservation in buildings and swimming pools. He and
Jerry Ventre have published Photovoltaic Systems Engineering
(CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL) and the 2nd Edition of this engineering
textbook (2004). He has also contributed chapters on
Photovoltaics (PV) to 4 handbooks and has designed and supervised
the installation of 4 utility interactive PV systems with battery
backup.
He
has developed and taught a senior elective course on PV Power
Systems yearly since 1997. Recently he has been actively
involved with the Florida Solar Energy Center in the development of
courses, exams and study guides for voluntary certification of PV
installers worldwide and has been a consultant on battery backup
grid-connected PV systems to Sun Electronics, Miami, FL.
Register for these classes with the MDC Community Education
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