[RE-wrenches] Dream system.

[Solar]

All great ideas!! 

We do have S-5 both for racking and the PV kit. To Great point we do cover efficiency, passive solar, load shifting... We do have internships with install companies and the utilities. We have 5 different racking types and one ballast mount for hands on work. We have 4 on campus systems all with different monitoring (Tigo, enphase, egauge and SMA) while working on the mock roof we do tie off and observe a safety procedure. We also cover OSHA regs as part of class and the students get OSHA 10. 

The battery ideas are good too. LION and such are needed for sure along with monitoring for those systems. I just did my first solaredge system and I agree that is a must. 

We also need some design software. We have the pathfinder and solmetric software we use in class and we use PVwatts and those similar to that. 

Much appreciated. I hope to build lab that covers as much as possible for use with students and our continuing ed  electrical programs. 

Jesse

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> On Jul 31, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Glenn Burt <glenn.burt at glbcc.com> wrote:
> 
> I would suggest a Solar Edge inverter system, some lithium batteries, an Aqueon battery system, a variety of safety equipment and trying to partner with a local installation firm for site visits, and possibly hands on work.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Glenn Burt
> Sent from my 'smart' phone so please excuse grammar and typos.
> From: Solar
> Sent: ‎7/‎31/‎2015 17:05
> To: Wrenches
> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Dream system.
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
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