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Solar Energy Power Solutions for Home and Office

EC ENGR X 425.10

This course helps individuals or organizations augment their home and/or business power requirements with solar energy.    

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Fall
Spring
Live Online
Starting at $1,050.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Develop an understanding of how to augment home and/or business power requirements with solar energy
  • Acquire a general overview to choose and design an appropriate solar energy system
  • Define the various forms of solar energy with a specific emphasis on solar electricity
  • Describe the basic electrical and mechanical background as applied to solar energy
  • Describe how electricity can be generated, stored, and utilized in the home and workplace through solar energy
  • Identify installation techniques and methods of monitoring systems performance
  • Apply maintenance procedures
  • Recognize solar energy implications on the financials, environment, and self-sufficient alternatives

About this course:

This course helps individuals or organizations augment their home and/or business power requirements with solar energy. Students gain a general overview of the knowledge to choose and ultimately design an appropriate system and discuss the various forms of solar energy with a specific emphasis on solar electricity (i.e., how electricity can be generated, stored, and utilized in the home and workplace through solar energy). Installation techniques, methods of monitoring system performance, and proper maintenance procedures are also discussed. This class is primarily for anyone interested and concerned about the financial, environmental and self-sufficiency aspects of solar energy. While not a highly technical course, a basic electrical/mechanical educational background is helpful due to the technology that will be covered. Home and business owners, contractors, sales people, entrepreneurs seeking business opportunities, and those who have a keen interest in solar technology should derive significant benefits from participating in this course.

Spring 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
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Wednesday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens February 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Rod Bergen
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Fee:
$1,050.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Apr. 6

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from February 03, 2025 to April 13, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Photovoltaic Systems by James P. Dunlop
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
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Date
Time
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Wed Apr 2, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Apr 9, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Apr 16, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Apr 23, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Apr 30, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed May 7, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed May 14, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed May 21, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed May 28, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jun 4, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jun 11, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom

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