[RE-wrenches] Dream system.

[Benn Kilburn]

Jason mentioned S-5 clamps... adding to that, it might be interesting to
have samples of many different racking system components.  It would be
interesting to see all the different rail profiles and attachment methods
(racking system to roof and module to rail) that are out there.

*Benn Kilburn *
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On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 3:05 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
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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