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>PV 303:Advanced Photovoltaics Design & Installation
Mon, Apr 27 - Fri, May 1
This five day course will contain classroom lecture on advanced PV topics as well as hand on lab and installation work on battery based and utility-interactive PV systems. The final day is devoted to National Electric Code review in preparation for the NABCEP certification test. By the end of this third class in the professional series, the participant should be able to properly site, size and install a grid tied or battery based stand alone PV system. This class is ISP Accredited and counts toward the NABCEP educational requirement. More information about NABCEP certification can be found on the NABCEP website.
Prerequisite: Participants must have completed the AltE PV 301: Basic PV and Site Assessment AND PV 302: Intermediate PV Design classes in order to enroll. If you have a certificate of completion of a five or six day course from an ISP accredited program or NABCEP Approved Provider or if you have passed the NABCEP Entry Level Certification of Knowledge Exam, please provide your certificate and we can accept that as the prerequisite for our PV 301/302 class. Or if you have at least two years of design and installation of PV or solar thermal systems, please send us documentation and we can count that toward your prerequisite as well.
The national exam for NABCEP PV Installation Certification is September 12th. PV 303 in August may be a great review before the test!
Lecture Topics:
- Working Safely with Photovoltaic Systems
- Selecting a System Design
- Adapting the Mechanical Design
- Adapting the Electrical Design
- Equipment and System Grounding
- Installing Subsystems and Components at the Site
- Performing a System Checkout and Inspection, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting a System
| When: | Day 1: Mon, Apr 27 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM |
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| Day 2: Tue, Apr 28 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | |
| Day 3: Wed, Apr 29 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | |
| Day 4: Thu, Apr 30 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | |
| Day 5: Fri, May 1 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | |
| Cost: | $900 |
Instructors
Chris LaForge
Complete Schedule for this Class
Important Information
Class enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis, as class size is limited. To reserve a space please pay the entire tuition upon sign-up. Classes are subject to cancellation due to low enrollment, and you will be notified in advance if a class you had previously enrolled in is cancelled.
Location
Hudson, MA
Headquarters
The Alternative Energy Store
43 Broad Street
Suite A408
Hudson, MA 01749
Accommodations
The Holiday Inn Express in Hudson, MA, offers special room rates to Alternative Energy Store students! You will receive reservation information in a separate email shortly after enrolling in the class.
Directions
From Logan Airport, Boston, MA: (Total Est. Time: 50 minutes Total Est. Distance: 42.17 miles Map)
1: Start out going WEST toward TERMINAL C (Portions toll). 0.9 miles
2: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto ramp. <0.1 miles
3: Merge onto I-90 W / MASS PIKE / MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE (Portions toll). 30.7 miles
4: Merge onto I-495 N via EXIT 11A toward MARLBOROUGH / N.H.-MAINE. 7.8 miles
5: Merge onto MA-85 CONN E / HUDSON ST via EXIT 25A toward RT-85 / HUDSON. 1.7 miles
6: Turn LEFT onto MA-85 / WASHINGTON ST. 0.1 miles
7: Turn RIGHT onto BROAD ST. 0.7 miles
8: End at 43 Broad St Hudson, MA 01749-2558
From 495:
Take Exit 25A onto Hudson Street. Go about a mile to the 2nd set of stop lights and take a left onto Route 85. Take your first right onto Broad Street. Follow Broad Street for about 3/4 of a mile. On the left hand side after you cross a small bridge you should see a large brick building, known as the Hudson Mills Building at 43 Broad Street. Park in the front and take the main lobby elevator to the 4th floor. Our office is on the far Southeast side of the building. Follow the signs to find your way.
From Other Points:
Please use this Mapquest map with our address as the destination (43 Broad Street, Hudson, MA 01749).
