Comprehensive Solar PV

Course Cost: R13,450.00 Excluding VAT.
Course Duration: 5 Days (Monday from 8:30 am to Friday at 4:00 pm)
Course Venue: Midrand, Gauteng Province

Prerequisites

The course is open to all learners who want to gain knowledge in solar PV.

Description:

The Comprehensive Solar PV Training will provide learners with all necessary knowledge about Solar PV. The 5-day training covers all required themes. The lessons are delivered by Trainers who have practical experience, and will respond to all your technical questions satisfactorily. From the planning of the Solar PV installation project, installation, maintenance, management and promotion of projects. The electrotechnical basics and functionality of PV systems, size of the system and battery pack according to varying requirement of customers. The training further exposes learners to a full day of practical exposure, where as a team they are trained on how to install solar PVs and get to experience the functionality of the system. Most importantly, our experienced trainers will also share their knowledge of industry suppliers and manufacturers, the industry requirements and standards, which will give you confidence as a start-up business, or as a government/municipal employee who will be managing small-scale embedded generators (SSEGs).

Target Audience:

Everyone who wants a flying start in solar photovoltaics:

• Government employees with a focus on renewable energy industry
• Municipal employees in the Electricity Units
• Non-electrician employees providing support to transform municipal electricity units to be ready to manage small-scale embedded generators (SSEGs)
• Employees of solar companies, both technical and sales, plus management level
• New small businesses in the Solar PV industry
• Newly-qualified electrical engineers, electricians and technicians
• Professionals looking for continuous training with minimum time expenditure
• Those already installing, and planning to go for an assessment to gain accreditation as a GreenCard issuer under SAPVIA PV GreenCard Programme (noting that assessment is not part of this training).

Module 1: Basic Electricity (Day 1)

• Overview
• Basics
• Electrical laws and rules
• Understanding characteristic curves
• Electrical safety

 
Module 2: Introduction to solar photovoltaics (Day 1)

• Introduction
• Photovoltaic history
• Motivation
• Types of systems
• Solar irradiation
• Solar energy
• Sun path, effects
• Measurement
• Solar cells
• Design and function
• Cell types and production
• Solar modules
• Production
• Electrical characteristics
• Quality / certificates
• By-pass diodes
• Shading
• Basics
• Site survey
• Types of shading
• Shading analysis

 
Module 3: Planning of a grid tied PV System (Day 2)

• Design of PV systems
• Inverter
• Basic Design / internal layout
• Electrical characteristics
• Additional characteristics
• System concepts
• Overview
• Dimensioning
• Dimensioning tools
• Simulation
• Planning process
• Safety

 
Module 4: Mounting and operating a PV system (Day 3)

• Mounting systems
• Roof mounted PV systems
• Structural Analysis
• Site survey
• Mounting a PV systems
• Safety
• Sample PV Roof Top
• Practical Part
• Cable laying
• Safety

 
Module 5: Commissioning / Maintenance (Day 4)

• Commissioning / maintenance
• Commissioning
• Operation – Maintenance
• Typical errors
• Commissioning / maintenance
• Commissioning (Voc measurements)
• Operation-Maintenance
• Typical errors
• At the end of the modules the learner will be able to:
  • Explain basics of electricity related to photovoltaics
  • Appreciate various applications of solar photovoltaics
  • Describe the different configuration for module interconnection.

 
Day 5

• Practical Training / Simulation.

June 2025 Dates:
02 to 06 June 2025
09 to 13 June 2025
23 to 27 June 2025

July 2025 Dates:
07 to 11 July 2025
14 to 18 July 2025
21 to 25 July 2025

 
August 2025 Dates:
04 to 08 August 2025
11 to 15 August 2025
18 to 22 August 2025

 
September 2025 Dates:
01 to 05 September 2025
08 to 12 September 2025
15 to 19 September 2025

 
October 2025 Dates:
06 to 10 October 2025
13 to 17 October 2025
20 to 24 October 2025

 
November 2025 Dates:
03 to 07 November 2025
10 to 14 November 2025
17 to 21 November 2025