ELOC 167 - Photovoltaic Energy and Systems

Institution:

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

Subject:

Electrical Occupations

Description:

Instructs students to survey, design, and install photovoltaic solar and battery backup systems for residential and commerical use. Buildings, including their layout designs, are analyzed for proper application of solar and battery technologies. This course also covers solar radiation, installation planning, system configurations, DC and AC circuit integration, battery principles, charge controllers, inverters, power conditioners, sizing calculations and methodologies, mounting considerations, overcurrent protection, grounding and bonding, permitting, inspection, utility interconnection policies, maintenance and troubleshooting, incentives, and cost analysis. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: ELOC 153 with a grade of C or higher.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

ELOC 153

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.hacc.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 780-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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