Battery Energy Storage Systems: Design & Modelling

4 nights: March 11, 13, 18, & 20, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. MT

This course is delivered online through Zoom. A link will be mailed to registrants one week before the first class.

Note: You can also purchase this course as an on-demand video recording.

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Course Fee: $275 (early bird rate available before Feb. 25: $250)

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Diversity discount available.

Course Description

This course focuses on residential and commercial battery energy storage for both interactive and stand-alone PV systems less than 1 MW. Utility-scale battery energy storage is not discussed.

This course is intended for electricians, technicians, engineers, solar installers, and others who have prior knowledge of solar PV and electrical systems.

Prerequisites/required knowledge

We recommend that you take Solar PV Systems: Design and Modelling before signing up for this course, OR that you have a strong background in solar PV system design. It is assumed that participants have prior knowledge of:

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• Electrical terminology and electrical equipment
• Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s Laws, and the relationship between energy and power
• Solar PV module electrical I-V curve characteristics
• Grid-interactive solar PV system sizing and equipment

Participants are encouraged to have a current copy of the Canadian or Alberta Electrical Code, although it is not required.

Certification

Upon successful completion of this course and with a minimum score of 70% on the course quiz, you will receive a course completion certificate from Solar Alberta.

Total course hours: 8

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Instructor

Eric Smiley, MASc, has worked as a professional engineer in the province of BC, and has 30 years of experience designing and installing renewable energy systems. He is a member of Viridian Energy Co-operative, an electrical contracting company and workers’ co-op based on Vancouver Island that is focused on renewable energy systems. He is the Design Manager for the co-operative.

Mr. Smiley’s previous experience includes operating his own engineering firm on Vancouver Island, working as a project leader in applied research at BCIT, and instructing as a professor at Vancouver Island University. He is a member of the Section 64 Sub-committee of the Canadian Electrical Code and regularly delivers workshops and training to electricians, technologists and engineers on the topics of design, installation, and operation of renewable energy systems. He is also a Board Member with the BC Sustainable Energy Association.