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?
This qualification is aimed at electricians working within domestic and/or non-domestic premises and they shall hold and evidence as a minimum:
- A Level 3 Award in the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS7671 (current edition) and A Level 3 Award in the Initial Verification and Certification of Electrical Installations or a combined award including Periodic Inspection & Testing.
- Scottish equivalents through SELECT. A SELECT Customised Award in Requirements for Electrical Installations to BS 7671 (218) and A SELECT Customised Award in Initial Verification (209) or a combined award including Periodic Inspection & Testing (214).
If the applicant does not hold a Level 3 Award in the Initial Verification and Certification of Electrical Installations or SELECT equivalent as above, then they must hold one of the following:
- A Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment.
- An SVQ in Electrical Installations (SCQF level 7) A Level 3 Certificate in Installing, Testing and Ensuring Compliance of Electrical Installations in Dwellings.
- An Experienced Worker Qualification. An ECS Gold Card (Installation or Approved Electrician).
- Be a member of a competent person scheme, as a Qualified Supervisor that meets the requirements of the Electrotechnical Assessment Specification (EAS).
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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