About this course

This case study presents the Kroska Residential PV installation Seminar that blends two PV system designs (battery free and battery back-up) and accommodates two roof planes and types. The design provides for great cost-effectiveness and high aesthetic quality.

Learning Objectives:

After watching this lecture, students will be able to:
- Define photovoltaic blended designs
- Understand how to create one array on two roof-planes and types
- Identify the differences between designs with and without storage
- Describe and identify the components of both systems
- Illustrate the benefit of blended systems

This course is included in this bundle

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The SOMAH Academy gives you a broad overview of the solar industry. Upon completion, you can apply to participate in a SOMAH paid job training opportunity.
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Course outline

2 modules
17 minutes of video lectures
Module 1 • 1 assignments
Watch Christopher LaForge's Free Lecture

Watch 'The Kroska Case Study: Solar PV Systems with Storage' here.

  • The Kroska Case Study: Solar PV Systems with Storage (17 minutes) (17:46 minutes)

Author

Christopher LaForge

Certified Master Trainer (IREC), NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Professional - Emeritus , Great Northern Solar

Christopher LaForge is the CEO of Great Northern Solar and a NABCEP certified photovoltaic installer-emeritus. He has been designing, specifying, and installing systems since 1988. He has been an instructor with the MREA since 1993 teaching Advanced Photovoltaic design and installation and is an ISPQ Affiliated Master Trainer. In 2016 he was named IREC's Master Trainer...

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Reviews

4.2
Based on 179 reviews
1,020
students have taken this course
06/04/2021

The course have the potential to give insight to a hands approach to doing your own approach to off grid solar Installations

Allan Simmons
CEO, Solar Energy Innovations Inc
05/14/2021

Good

SIVARAMKRISHNAN M
04/10/2020

very helpful with the pictures and easy to understand show and tell

Herbert Lubis
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