[RE-wrenches] Dream system.

[Jason Szumlanski]

That looks pretty good! Note sure if it's within the scope, but computer
software for design and shading analysis might be good. I didn't see a 72
cell module or a Sunpower on the list. S-5 clamps and various roof panels,
shingles, and tiles maybe.

Jason Szumlanski


On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Solar <dahlsolar at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I was recently hired to be the full time electrical instructor at a local
> community college. In the second year of the class there is a 6 credit
> "renewable energy and habitat house" course. I have been teaching at this
> college as an adjunct instructor since 2009 teaching for 3 of the 7 local
> iron ore mines,the local paper mill as well as doing most of the NEC code
> update courses. During that time I ran a one year and a 6 month solar PV
> course. I have a fairly nice lab built for the PV course consisting of the
> following:
>
> 2 axis tracker
> Fixed tilt pole mount
> 20'x16' mock roof with shingles and metal roofing
> Enphase systems
> (3) 700W SMA inverters
> Outback setup
> Xantrax 600v 80A charge controller
> Magnum 4024 inverter (AC coupled goal with this)
> Tigos
> 300W Morningstar on a demo cart
> Couple Solectria inverter (not used much)
> Trace 4024 (purchased in 99)
> Trace DR 1524 that goes along with our 1Kw Bergy
> Multiple battery brands and types AGM and flooded
> Pathfinders
> Suneye (2 210s)
> 600V Solmetric PVA
> Racking, quickmounts standoffs, clamps nuts and bolts...
>
>
> Modules include: 90W sunwize, Solarwolrd 175, REC 215W, silicon energy
> 190W, kyocera 210W, solar frontier 100W (I think 100W) AEE 95W, Dasol 15,
> 30, 135w.
>
> Assuming I stay with this job for the next 25 years, which will take me
> into my early 60s and my goal, I will have a yearly budget to spend adding
> to this lab.
>
> Here is the question, seeing what we have now what individual pieces would
> you add or what system would you build with the goal of community education
> or training electrical students and electricians.
>
> Long winded but I am very interested to hear your ideas!
>
> Have a good weekend and thanks!
>
> Jesse
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20150731/1dc2f10e/attachment-0002.html>