Introduction To Solar Electricity
BCIT
Burnaby, BC
Introduces the equipment used to generate
electricity from solar power, such as photovoltaic modules, batteries,
inverters and charge controllers. Participants are taught to identify
the various components, understand how the components interact and
interpret manufacturer's specifications. Design principles of
stand-alone photovoltaic systems are explained and participants visit
demonstrations of PV systems on the BCIT campus. At the end of the
course, the participants should be able to: Analyze the solar energy
resource of a potential site; explain the function of each PV system
component; interpret performance data for each PV system component;
identify the different types of PV systems; specify the main component
of an off-grid PV system; perform basic PV system maintenance.