Live support chatDesign and Installation of Small Rooftop Solar Modules (Ohio Timed & Monitored Video)
Credit: 6 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: John-Ross Cromer
In Design and Installation of Small Rooftop Solar Modules, you'll learn ...
- How a solar panel works
- How much power a solar array will produce in your area
- Design and installation considerations for rooftop installation
- The causes and efficiency impacts of solar module degradation
Overview
To meet the Ohio Board's intent that online courses be "paced" by the provider, a timer will be used to record your study time. You will be unable to access the quiz until the required study time of 380 minutes has been met.
Credit: 6 PDH
Duration: 380 minutes
This course has been specifically developed for engineers or other building professionals to learn the fundamentals of solar electric design, with an emphasis on rooftop solar. You will learn site analysis, material selection, budgets, and pro tips. Pay careful attention, and you will learn the steps needed to generate project permit documentation, specialty material lists including supply chain navigation, and even which general items might be bought at a local electrical supply store.
This course has no pre-requisites but is part of a series of programs written by NABCEP-certified PV Installer John Cromer, an Ivy League mechanical engineer who left the oil industry in 2008 to become a residential solar installer. Since then, he has obtained a master electrician certificate, led residential and commercial installation projects both on the roof and on the ground, as well as taught versions of this course live in all 50 states.
If you are a building professional thinking about the solar scope, this is the best place to get started. If you are interested in diving deeper into the subject after completing this course, there are other courses in the series, which include dedicated content on batteries, electric code, off-grid, and commercial solar.
No need to take notes! The course includes a video and a written transcript of the video material.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain how PVWatts is used to estimate solar performance.
- Identify roof surfaces that are best suited for solar modules.
- Describe remote site analysis techniques using Google Earth imagery.
- Summarize equipment selection considerations, including specification sheet details.
- Explain structural and fire code requirements for roofing.
- Compare rooftop and ground-mounted solar installation approaches.
- Describe supply-chain considerations related to the solar design process.
- Compare different styles of inverters and racking systems.
- Identify specialty balance-of-system material items.
- Explain interconnection strategies for solar installations.
- Describe common solar circuit layouts.
Video on Demand
This course is a recorded version of a live lecture and will be streamed directly to your computer's media player. Our format is generally compatible with media players included with all computers and mobile devices. After watching the video presentation, you will return to your account to take the online quiz. While this is a recording of a live presentation, please note that this recording will not qualify as a "live" or "interactive" continuing education activity in those jurisdictions where it is required.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 30 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
| This course is applicable to professional engineers in: | ||
| Ohio (P.E. Timed & Monitored) | ||
To meet the Ohio Board's intent that online courses be "paced" by the provider, a timer will be used to record your study time. You will be unable to access the quiz until the required study time of 380 minutes has been met.
Credit: 6 PDH
Duration: 380 minutes
