Solar Energy Systems: Configuration, Wiring & Grounding

Learn everything about the Wiring & Configuration options for your Solar Array, explained by the Energy Engineer

What you’ll learn
Your PV Solar Array Configuration Options: The changes in voltage, amperage and power output
The Protective Equipment: Direct Current breakers, Fuses and how they work
Wiring and Connectors: PV Combiner Boxes, Single Contact PV Connectors & MC4 connectors
Grounding and it’s Importance: Grounding Rods & PV grounding connections and the o

Requirements
No prior knowledge required: You will learn everything you need to know.
This course is part of a larger set of courses for Grid Tied Solar Energy Systems: You might be interested in the other sections as well!

Description
Hello Solar Energy Enthusiast!

My goal is to make sure you will enjoy this course! Since you are reading this, it means you are looking for a reliable source of information related to Grid-Tied Solar Energy Systems: Through this course, I will share with you my extensive knowledge and experience.

And lucky you! Through this course you will get a condensed version of all the fundamentals you need to be aware of. I have included several short multiple choice questions, through which you can self-test whether you have absorbed the knowledge adequately throughout the course. And to spice it up, we will also take numerous virtual excursions to websites of manufacturers of different components of a solar system. Through this approach, we make sure that we bridge the following gaps

We make sure that you get the relevant and unbiased knowledge from an experienced professional

You have the possibility to test your knowledge and freely browse through the content of the course as per your preferences

We will bridge the gap between theory & real-life examples by reviewing numerous product options which you might come across as you will be shopping for your system components

I am glad you are interested in this course: It will teach you all the relevant knowledge, without any ‘fluff’, and includes several brief multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge.

I have created this course for you, fueled by my academic background in Renewable Energy Engineering and extensive field experience in the design and installation of PV Energy Systems. You are getting a very good deal: I will summarize for you all that I have learned over the years, and all you have to do is push the button and starting soaking up the information. Lucky you!

During this course, we will review and learn about the following topics

Module-to-module configuration options

A review of the voltage, amperage and power values

Series versus Parallel wiring

The differences between cell & module configurations

Module versus Photo Voltaic[PV] cell voltages

PV array power output and voltages

Online solar PV calculator examples

Overcast & Partial shading conditions

Bypass diodes and wiring options

The effect of voltage fluctuations on power output

Watthours & Amphours

Battery charging calculations & examples

The principles of Alternating Current[AC] versus Direct Current[DC]

AC frequency and the effective versus peak voltage

DC versus AC appliances

The American Wire Gauge[AWG] and it’s origins

The AWG chart and gauge steps

Wire drawing principles: How it’s made

The Metric Wire system

AWG-to-Metric wire size conversion and vise versa

PV single contact solar connectors & MC4 connectors

Solar crimping tools and their advantages

Solar PV junction boxes

Bypass diodes in junction boxes & where to find the specifications

The Ingress Protection[IP] rating system

Fuses, their operation principles and design ratings

Solar PV breakers & Arc Extinguishing Chambers[AEC’s]

Instantaneous versus Slow Tripping Current rating

The characteristics and components of DC breakers

DC Arc’s and how they are being extinguished

Examples of DC circuit breaker models

PV Solar Combiner Boxes and configuration examples

Examples of ‘plug & play’ PV combiner boxes

Earth & Grounding: The operating principles

Grounding rods and how they protect you and your system

The location of grounding holes in your PV modules

The main outline of this course is as follows

Configuration

Series & Parallel

Cell versus Module

Series versus Parallel

Partial shading

Voltage & Current

Amphours & Watthours

AC & DC

Wiring

Wires & Connectors

AWG versus Metric

Connectors

Junction Boxes

Breakers & Fuses

Fuses

Breakers

Combiner Boxes

Grounding

Take action now! Educate yourself by staring this course, so that you will be able to make well-informed decisions for your system. TIP: Udemy offers a very generous refund policy in case the course content turns out different than expected.

See you soon!

Jesse

Jesse Gorter

Renewable an Sustainable Energy Engineer, Master of Engineering

Mechanical Engineer, Energy Technology, Bachelor of Engineering

Who this course is for
Home Owners
Students
Property Managers
Installation Technicians
Design and Sales Specialists