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Duration

3 Days (Wednesday from 8:30 am to Friday at 4:00 pm)

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Cost

R6 850,00

Introduction to Solar Photovoltaics

Course Cost: R6,850.00 Excluding VAT.
Course Duration: 3 Days (Wednesday from 8:30 am to Friday at 4:00 pm)
Course Venue: Midrand, Gauteng Province

 
Prerequisites

Our Solar 101 course has no prerequisites. It is a basic course open to anyone interested in solar PV. Join us and learn the essentials of the PV industry in just three days!

Description:
At Downright Energy, our Solar 101 course provides you with the fundamentals you need to begin your journey in the PV industry. Our course offers a clear understanding of technical terms, selling PV systems, and grasping the business side of PV without requiring deep technical knowledge. In just three days, you will learn about the basics of solar electricity, the functionality of PV system components, the quality and selection criteria of PV components, and system operation and maintenance. The course also covers all the questions that customers may ask you, such as PV safety aspects, financial feasibility, and advantages of solar PV.

 
Target Audience:
Our Solar 101 course was designed to help non-technical people understand solar, including sales and administration staff, solar newcomers with no technical background, managers who don’t need a deep dive into the technicalities of solar, people looking to learn the fundamentals of solar, solar company staff who only need basics and not design, and youth and matriculants seeking basic solar education.

Course Overview

  • 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