Course details

Overview

Content

Training Methodology

Overview ?

OVERVIEW

After participating in the course, you will be able to:

Apply basic principles of solar cell operation and comply with electrical authority and system operator
Perform AC and DC system losses, fault analysis at combiner boxes and assess solar farm site
Complete design layout and orientation, financial evaluations and operation of utility scale inverters
Transform to AC and connection medium voltage (MV) distribution system
Understand safe design (AC arc flash analysis, labeling and interlocking)

Description

The last renewable energy resource to be developed in Canada, solar PV systems are unfamiliar to many engineers involved in power generation. The course deals with solar site assessment, installation consideration, financial evaluation of design, DC and AC losses, utility scale inverters, PV system commissioning and authorities technical requirements.

The course focuses on ground-mounted, grid-connected, medium and large utility scale solar farms connected to medium-voltage hydro circuits. Participants will also learn about overall solar farm configuration including DC and AC design and conceptual design of MV substation and AC collector circuits.

Course Outline

PV modules
String voltage and current sizing
String combiners and recombiners
Solar farm site assessment
DC system losses
DC to AC transformation
Grounding
Testing and commissioning of PV system

Who Should Attend

Owners
Electrical Designers
Electrical Engineers
Sales Engineers
Electricians
Project Managers
Installation and Operating Engineers requiring knowledge of PV Solar Systems

Day 1

Asset Cost Management Introduction

Definitions of reliability, maintenance & asset management
The total cost of maintenance
Best practice reliability and maintenance processes
Elements of asset management best practice
Auditing performance
Overview of TPM, RCM, BCM, QCM, and other asset management buzzword
Open discussion sessions

Day 2

Laying the Groundwork

Day 3

Applying the Value based Process

Day 4

Ensuring the Continuity of the Value-based Process

Day 5

Supporting Process that Lower Life-cycle costs

Training Methodology

Pathways Training and consulting adopts the newest techniques of human resources Training and consulting and, with the following:

Theoretical lectures are delivered via PowerPoint and visual displays (videos and short films)
Making scientific evaluation to the trainee (before and after)
Brainstorming and role-playing
Using case studies related to the scientific material being delivered and the trainees' work.
The participants get the scientific and practical material printed and on CDs and Flash memories.
Preparing records and reports of the participants' attendance and results, with a general evaluation of the training program.
A group of the best trainers and experts in all fields and specialties professionally prepares the scientific material.
After finishing the course, the participants get certificates of attendance signed, certified, and issued by pathways Training and consulting.
Our training programs start at 9:00 o'clock in the morning and end at 2:00 in the afternoon, with snack buffet during the lectures.
Providing a lunch buffet during the training program period, with organizing a lunch party on the training program final day for taking some photos and certificate awarding.