Solar Photovoltaic Course (SPV) - Installation & Maintenance
3 days
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Description
This course is designed to provide installers with the knowledge, skills and understanding to install, commission and maintain solar photovoltaic panels and systems.The course is designed for experienced electricians and gives the fundamental understanding to be able to design, install, inspect & test and maintain a solar photovoltaic system.
It does not cover newer technologies that may be appearing on the market due to improved changes made by manufacturers to their products. The practical element of the course involves the electrical testing required for the system and fitting a panel to an existing simulated roof mounting system. It does not involve work in relation to the roof structure, weight limits, bracket fixing, weather sealing or wind loads.
Successful candidates will receive an awarding body certificate which is one element for membership of a Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). Other requirements required are the need for a competent structural engineer, roofer or energy assessor.
What will you learn on this course?
- Know the requirements to install, commission and handover small scale solar photovoltaic systems
- Install, commission and handover small scale solar photovoltaic systems
- Know the requirements to inspect, service and maintain small scale solar photovoltaic systems
- Inspect, service and maintain small scale solar photovoltaic systems
- The solar resource
- System configurations
- Solar system design
- Solar modules
- Solar module mounting structures & arrays
- Electrical wiring of the solar system and associated components*
- Solar modules
- Grid-connected solar systems
- Charge controllers
- Batteries
- Practical PV wiring and maintenance sessions
- Sizing solar systems
- System testing & commissioning
LCL Awards - Who Can Attend?
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment (Buildings, Structures and the Environment)
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Electrotechnical Services (Electrical Maintenance)
- Level 3 Electrotechnical qualification
- Level 3 NVQ in Electrotechnical Services Experienced Worker
- Level 3 Electrotechnical Experienced Worker Qualification
- Level 3 Electrotechnical in Dwellings Experienced Worker Qualification
- Building Services Engineering (Level 3) Electrotechnical Installation Qualification
- SVQ in Electrical Installation at SCQF level 7
- Equivalent qualifications. See Tables A4.7 and A4.8 of the EAS Qualifications Guideiii
- Current ECS Gold Card issued by the JIB or SJIB – Installation Electrician, Approved Electrician, Maintenance Electrician or Domestic Electrician.
BPEC Course - Who Can Attend?
Candidate must be competent electricians and hold and evidence one of the qualifications listed below or other qualifications listed in EAS tables A4.7 and 4.8 routes 1, 2, 3 and BS 7671: 2018 Requirements for Electrical Installations (18th Edition) qualification:
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment (Buildings, Structures and the Environment) (2357)
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Electrotechnical Services (Electrical Maintenance)(2357)
- Level 3 Electrotechnical Qualification (5357)
- Level 3 in Electrotechnical Services Experienced Worker (2356)
- Level 3 NVQ in Electrotechnical Services
- Electrical Installation (Building and Structures)
- Level 3 Electrotechnical Experienced Worker Qualification.(2346)
- Level 3 Electrotechnical in Dwellings
- EAL Building Services Engineering (Level 3)
- Electrotechnical Installation
- ECS Gold Card (for domestic electrician), JIB Electrician (Not PAT tester only) or Approved Electrician Card
- Other Awarding Organisations equivalences will also be acceptable
For learners in Scotland - Any of the above or:
- SVQ in Electrical Installation at SCQF level 7 + Up to date BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations
Please Note: Stand-alone technical certificates/vocationally related qualifications (VRQ) (non-competency based) are NOT acceptable
What do you need to bring?
PLEASE NOTE:
For BPEC Candidates, you must bring 2 x passport photos. You will receive an BPEC Solar Photovoltaic Manual included in the cost of the course. The below publications are a suggestion, although the IET Code of Practice for Grid - Connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems would be beneficial.
Both LCL awards and BPEC candidates must show proof of course pre-requisites - listed in the who can attend section (pre-requites vary from each accreditation).
Publications:
While on the course we will provide:
- MGD-003-Solar-PV-Self-Consumption-Issue-2.0
- MGD-005-Solar-PV-Shade-Analysis-V1.0
- MIS-3002_Solar-PV-Systems-V4.0
- Guide to the Installation of Photovoltaic Systems (ISBN 978-0-9574827-0-8– Hard Copy) (ISBN 978-1-84919-721-2)
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