ELET 297 - Solar PV System Design and Installation

3 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, 4 credit hours
Training in the design, installation, and maintenance of grid connected residential photovoltaic systems. Topics covered include overview of PV systems, Sunshine basics, how PV works, components of a PV system, setup, configuration, sizing, wiring and controls, relevant sections of NEC, zoning laws and building codes pertaining to PV systems, interconnection requirements, specific parameters of concern to utilities in grid connected systems, practical experiments and demonstrations of different aspects of PV, site visit with detailed explanation of maintenance and troubleshooting. Based on Job Task Analysis of NABCEP. Prerequisite(s): ELET 101.