5 Day - Siemens Microinverter Intensive Solar Training Program - PV 121

5 Day - Siemens Microinverter Intensive Solar Training Program - PV 121

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Learn the competitive advantages of Siemens Microinverters!

What will you learn?

Siemens Microinverter solutions give you real advantages over competitors selling conventional solar, so we’ve focused this course on the knowledge and skills you’ll need to thrive in solar. This 5-day course uses an engaging blend of hands-on labs, instructor-led training, and computer-based software labs to teach the main things you’ll need to know to sell, design, and install the Siemens Microinverter solution. Principal topics include site surveys, Microinverter system design, installation, monitoring, financials and sales. The hands-on labs are tailor-made to teach installation of Siemens Microinverter systems in a realistic rooftop setting.

Who is it for?

This event is for those adding Siemens micro-inverter solar power systems to their service offerings.
The course is optimized for:

• Licensed Electricians
• Sales and Business Professionals
• Engineers
• Construction Managers

This is not a course for homeowners and other solar enthusiasts.

What's included?

Your tuition fee includes instruction, materials, labs and catered lunch each day. Enrollment information is transmitted electronically to Siemens, though please note that attendance does not automatically mean your company will be approved as Siemens Authorized dealer.

What if you're not local?

We offer a travel package including hotel suite, complimentary breakfast, and free shuttle transportation from/to the San Jose airport (SJC). Our students consistently report that they are delighted with the travel package. Check out the hotel by clicking here.

Course Topics:

Introduction

• About Siemens
• Siemens renewable energy family of products
• Overview of the course

Renewable Energy Overview

Photovoltaic system components

• Modules, strings, arrays, & combiner boxes
• Overview of compatible modules

From solar radiation to electricity

• Power in sunlight - the sun-earth relationship, irradiance & irradiation
• Solar array orientation and performance
• Converting sunlight into electricity
• Photovoltaics, electricity, and wiring
• Outdoor Labs - PV core concepts

Inverters

• Commercial scale inverters
• Micro-inverters
• Inverter basic principles of operation

Safety practices and precautions

• Safety practices for roofs, ladders, personal safety equipment
• Electrical safety
• Lifting heavy objects onto roofs
• Commercial & residential roof safety
• Lab – working safely on pitched roofs

Site survey

• Shading, PV array placement
• Roof inspection
• Utility interconnection locations
• Staging considerations
• Outdoor Lab - Site Survey

PV system installation

• Racking considerations
• Installing array mounting system
• Lab – Installing Racking
• Voltage & current requirements, conductors, wiring methods
• Grounding & lightning protection
• PV Panel and Micro-inverter installation
• Lab – installing Siemens Microinverters with trunk and drop cabling

Monitoring and Troubleshooting

• Hardware installation
• Commissioning monitoring equipment
• Lab - Commissioning

System sizing

• Selecting the size of the PV system
• Design Considerations, load requirements, array configuration, planning design & setbacks

Permitting and Inspection

• Building permits, electrical safety, correct cabling, mechanical integrity, & proper equipment labeling

Utility interconnection

• Distributed generation
• Interconnection codes, point of connections, circuit breakers, labeling, & net-metering
• Interconnection policies