Agenda

Introduction to Residential Solar and Design Your Solar Roof are seminars that will be
presented live at the HalfMoon Education offices in Altoona, WI and online via GoToWebinar.
This is the posting for the online webcasts. To attend live in Altoona, WI register here.

Introduction to Residential Solar
April 29, 2016: 11:00 am – 2:15 pm CDT (includes a 15-minute break) 

   Electrical terms and how photovoltaics work

   Use PVWatts to determine system performance estimates

   Different solar module types and specification sheets

   Different inverter system types and specification sheets

   Racking components and other balance of system material

   Battery-based design differences and sizing procedure

   Design / procurement / installation / commissioning process

   Ask project ownership questions such as insurance, fire code adherence, and project maintenance

   Latest in solar appraised value analysis

Design Your Solar Roof
May 5, 2016: 11:00 am – 2:15 pm CDT (includes a 15-minute break) 

   Introduction to solar design software

      • Use Google Earth to pick a rooftop for your design

      • Model an array layout with software-based assistance (software is provided)

   Impact of module and inverter selection on system wiring

   Residential interconnection options and grounding parameters

   Wire/conduit selection and voltage drop

   Convert array layout into a racking plan

   Prepare your solar design for structural engineering

   Permit package and code requirements

What to Expect at our Hands-on Solar Design Live Seminar and Webcast
Attendees, both at the in-person seminar in Altoona, Wisconsin, and those participating in the live webcast, will have the opportunity to participate in a live residential solar design activity or to simply watch the instructor complete the design activity. After a brief introduction, the instructor and students will choose locations for their design activities using Google Earth and will use various software programs to perform remote solar assessments, system design and material selection. The software programs will be free for use at the seminar only; some costs may apply if the attendees choose to use the software for design activities after the class is over.

Attendees at the live seminar in Altoona should:
Bring a PC or Mac laptop with the Google Chrome web browser installed. Participants will need to be able to use HalfMoon Education’s wi-fi to connect to the internet to complete the design activity.

Those participating in the live webcast should:
Use their PC or Mac computer to connect to the webcast using Go-to-Meeting. Students who wish to participate in the design activity will need to have the Google Chrome browser installed on their computers.

Both in-person seminar and live webcast participants will receive an email in advanceof the seminar with more detailed information on the design activity and software to be used to complete it. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the applications before the seminar/webcast begins.