Description
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GENERATION
- History of fossil fuels
- Environmental concerns
- Price convergence
ENERGY AND POWER
- Types of energy
- Potential and Kinetic energy
- Voltage and current
- Electrical loads
PASSIVE SOLAR SYSTEMS
- Angular and reflective light
- Passive solar heating
- Passive solar cooling and shading
- Convective and evaporative cooling
ACTIVE SOLAR SYSTEMS
- Photovoltaics
- PV modules & ratings
- Inverters and metering
- Thermal heating and collection
DESIGN & INSTALLATION OF RESIDENTIAL SCALE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
- Mounting PV modules
- Array orientation
- Battery systems and wiring
- PV charge controllers
- Grid-tie metering
TROUBLESHOOTING PV SYSTEMS
- Locating and isolating bad panels
- Locating bad terminals, wiring and connectors
BUILDING CODES AND COMPLIANCE
- National Electrical Codes
- Underwriters Laboratories
- OSHA
- National Fire Protection Association
UNDERSTANDING BLUEPRINTS
- Schemating drawings
- Working drawings
- Symbols and scaling
