Solar PV system design training teaches engineers, designers, and electricians how to size, configure, and integrate grid-connected and off-grid photovoltaic systems using modules, inverters, MPPT, and array layouts. Learn site assessment, shade analysis, NEC 2026 and CE Code (2027) compliance, and residential and commercial PV system design.
Our 12-hour (2-day) instructor-led, live online course covers the most important aspects of designing safe, efficient, and code-compliant Solar PV systems, from module and inverter selection to grid integration, economic analysis, and real-world case studies.
Solar PV is now the largest source of new generating capacity in North America, on homes, commercial rooftops, carports and utility-scale sites. Every one of these systems must be designed to current electrical, building and fire codes and approved by the utility.
Design errors are costly. Undersized conductors, strings that exceed maximum voltage on cold mornings, missing rapid shutdown and failed interconnection reviews delay projects and create safety hazards. Optimistic yield estimates undermine project economics.
Codes and equipment are also changing quickly. Each NEC cycle revises Articles 690 and 705, module-level power electronics and bifacial modules are now standard, and storage is added to more projects every year. Designers, engineers and inspectors need current, practical knowledge.
This instructor-led, course provides a comprehensive overview of stand-alone and grid-connected Photovoltaic (PV) systems designs. Drawing upon the National Electrical Code (NEC 2026) and CE Code (2027), this course offers a thorough understanding of both residential and commercial-scale systems. The course learning is also applicable across various Solar PV installations, including utility-scale projects.
Students will gain knowledge of PV systems' operations, site assessment procedures, and both grid-connected & off-grid system theories. Emphasis will be placed on safe system designs in adherence to the NEC and Canadian Electrical Code. Additionally, the course will offer case studies of PV system design.
The course uses worked design examples drawn from residential, commercial and utility-scale projects.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
You will leave able to produce a code-compliant PV design, defend it in plan review, and estimate how it will perform over its life.
The course takes a practical, vendor-neutral approach. Each module explains the design principle, shows the relevant code requirement, and works an example.
A single course project is designed step by step across both days: a commercial rooftop system with a residential comparison. Participants size strings, conductors and the interconnection themselves, then check their answers in class.
Calculations follow the NEC 2023 (NFPA 70). Where a jurisdiction has adopted another edition, or the CSA C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code applies, the instructor highlights the differences.
This course is designed for professionals who design, review, approve or build solar PV systems.
Day ONE
Module 1: The Solar Resource and Site Assessment
Module 2: Modules, Cells and I-V Performance
Module 3: Inverters, MLPE and System Configurations
Module 4: Energy Yield Modelling and Design Software
Module 5: Array Layout, Mounting, Structural and Fire Codes
Module 6: String Sizing and DC Design
DAY TWO
Module 7: AC Design, Conductors, Overcurrent Protection and Voltage Drop
Module 8: NEC 690 Safety: Grounding, Rapid Shutdown and Arc-Fault Protection
Module 9: Utility Interconnection
Module 10: Adding Storage: AC- and DC-Coupled Design
Module 11: Commercial and Utility-Scale Design
Module 12: Permitting, Commissioning, O&M and Project Economics
COURSE SCHEDULE
Start: 10 a.m. Eastern Time
Finish: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
The registration fee for this course is $699.
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