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 PV Stand-Alone System Design & Installation. - SOLA5054
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
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Description

This course will allow students to obtain their Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BSCE) (formally SEIAA), provisional accreditation to design and install stand alone power systems. This is required for the installation of systems under the various AGO funded grants. The course will cover the following areas: preparing energy assessments of households and properties, batteries, inverters, regulators, trackers, and system design. This will include thorough study of the Australian Standard: AS4509.2 Stand Alone Power Systems Part 2: System Design Guidelines, System Installation. This (and the following subject) will include thorough study of the Australian Standard: AS4509.3 Stand Alone Power Systems Part 3: Installation and Maintenance, System Maintenance, OH&S issues relating to the installation of systems, and all relevant standards that relate to the installation of systems. This course will include a practical laboratory component relating to the installation and testing of photovoltaic systems.

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