North West University boasts solar PV installation at Solar Training Centre of SA
June 2014
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The North West University (NWU) Potchefstroom campus boasts a grid-tied PV solar installation system that feeds directly into the engineering faculty’s grid. In addition, an island system was installed close to the main entrance of the faculty to charge three electric scooters and an electric bicycle used as transport on the campus.
This system was installed as a partnership project between SUNFarming Germany and SUNCybernetics in South Africa to provide practical training opportunities at the NWU for persons at the faculty and in the region who require a comprehensive theoretical and practical understanding of PV solar systems.
SUNCybernetics has already facilitated training for over 120 candidates using a generic training module and the NWU’s PV installation as the practical example to showcase the preparation, planning, project execution, installation techniques and commissioning of PV-plant installations on different roof areas.
The PV training course also covers the possibilities of PV technology, whilst addressing technical considerations like fuse choices, overvoltage and EMF-protection, monitoring, metering, the electrical circuits as well as troubleshooting PV-plants. In addition, an understanding of the basic functionality of PV systems and the different types of applications and their potential is discussed.
The next Introduction to PV training course is scheduled at the Solar Training Centre at NWU on 26 June from 10:00-16:00 at a cost of R1500,00 (excl VAT). Online registration is available on www.suncybernetics.co.za
For more information contact Lee-Ann Murphy, SUNCybernetics, +27 (0)18 297 5908, [email protected], www.suncybernetics.co.za
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