Photovoltaic System Installation and Maintenance: Training Course
1Summary
A solar installation can look flawless on the roof and still underperform for years — because the storage was sized wrong, the grounding was skipped, or the commissioning paperwork was never properly closed out. The gap between a panel that is simply mounted and a system that is engineered correctly is exactly where this course operates.
Offered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, the course takes participants through the full lifecycle of a photovoltaic project: assessing the solar resource and grid connection requirements, mounting and wiring the panels, sizing and installing battery storage, commissioning and testing the system, and managing the financial and customer-facing side of a solar business — from government incentives to handover and maintenance.
2Objectives and target group
What You Will Be Able to Do:
- Apply the principles of designing and operating different photovoltaic systems and carry out the related engineering calculations.
- Work confidently with PV fundamentals, solar radiation science, and photon energy on horizontal and inclined surfaces.
- Understand the environmental case for solar — the impact of non-renewable energy systems and global warming compared with alternative energy sources.
- Install, operate, and maintain solar panels, and analyze the factors that affect their productivity.
- Distinguish between On-Grid, Off-Grid, water-pump, and street-lighting PV applications, and their components and connection methods.
- Plan preventive maintenance procedures and periodic maintenance requirements.
- Apply solar installation regulations, price a project accurately, and market it convincingly to clients.
- Manage design operations, quantity surveys, and field supervision for photovoltaic projects.
Who Should Attend:
- Electrical engineers.
- Maintenance managers.
- Project engineers.
- Transportation engineers.
- Power generation engineers.
- Anyone looking to build a career in this field.
3Course Content
Module 1: Solar Resource Assessment and Grid Connection
- Solar PV resource assessment, including performance calculations
- Grid connection requirements
Module 2: AC/DC Electrical Theory for Solar PV
- AC and DC electrical theory, with practical application to solar PV systems
Module 3: Roof Structures and Panel Mounting
- Basic roofing structures and structural integrity issues
- Hands-on solar PV panel mounting and mechanical installation of roof fixings
- Working-at-heights safety practices
Module 4: Commissioning, Testing and Documentation
- Setting to work and commissioning procedures
- System testing methods
- Paperwork and test forms required for handover
Module 5: Electrical Energy Storage Systems (EESS) Fundamentals
- Introduction to Electrical Energy Storage Systems
- Components and architectures involved in EESS
- EESS applications and operating states
Module 6: Battery Selection, Sizing and Installation
- AC vs. DC battery systems
- Identifying batteries and their characteristics for EESS use
- Designing, specifying, sizing, and installing an EESS
Module 7: Safety and Project Planning
- Safety planning across the PV and EESS project lifecycle
Module 8: Financial Incentives and Government Support
- Financial incentives and payback calculations
- Government grants and funding bodies
Module 9: System Maintenance and Handover
- Solar PV system maintenance procedures
- Handover packs and customer care practices
Module 10: Design, Specification and Installation of Solar PV Systems
- Design and specification of complete solar PV systems
- Field installation of solar PV systems