Countryside solar/wind installation advanced photovoltaic workshop July 5th through July 9th, 2006.Countryside Publications has been in its new location in Medford, Wisconsin Medford is a city in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,350 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within the boundaries of the Town of Medford. Geography Medford is located at (45.137994, -90. for a little over one year now. The old solar and wind systems have been removed from the previous building and will be installed at the new site in July July: see month. . (To learn more about COUNTRYSIDE'S previous solar and wind installation, see the Nov/Dec 1998 issue). Chris CHRIS Chemical Hazards Response Information System (US DoD) CHRIS California Historical Resources Information System CHRIS Computerized Human Resources Information System CHRIS Command Human Resources Intelligence System LaForge, owner of Great Northern Solar, and teacher for the Midwest Renewable Energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. Association's Educational Institute, will conduct a hands-on installation workshop of an off grid 18-panel, solar array and tracker supplemented by a 900 watt watt [for James Watt], abbr. W, unit of power, or work done per unit time, equal to 1 joule per second. It is used as a measure of electrical and mechanical power. wind generator generator, in electricity, machine used to change mechanical energy into electrical energy. It operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction, discovered (1831) by Michael Faraday. . This will be a 24-volt system with eight L-16 batteries. Participants will be expected to have a good intermediate knowledge of the workings of Renewable Energy Systems. This Advanced workshop will assume this level of competence and instruction will not cover basic and intermediate training. These levels of training are available from the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's ongoing workshops (see box below for more information). Workshop days will generally run with a half-day lecture and half-day hands-on installation practicum practicum (prak´tik  m),n See internship. . This schedule will be varied dependent on both weather and installation progress. Come prepared to work in all types of weather--this is essential. Please bring your own tools and gear. Hardhats and personal safety gear (safety glasses, gloves, work boots, etc.) will be required throughout the on site work. There will be no exceptions. Due to limited space, this workshop is limited to the first 15 registrants. Lecture topics will include: Safety Site Analysis and System Design Component specification Choosing PVs Mounting Structures Batteries Low Voltage Low voltage is an electrical engineering term that broadly identifies safety considerations of an electricity supply system based on the voltage used. While different definitions exist for the exact voltage range covered by "low voltage", the most commonly used ones include "mains Disconnects Charge Controllers Meters Inverters AC & DC Load Centers Efficient Loads Installation techniques Mounting the PVs Mounting Array Structures to Substructures Laying Out the System Gear Wiring PV Modules Source Circuit Combiner Box Design and Wiring Wiring Charge Controllers Wiring Batteries-48v, 24v, 12v, 6v Wiring Inverters Wire Type & Sizing Grounding Back-up Generators Documentation Labeling System Completion Check List Operation System Owner/Operators Maintenance Scheduled Maintenance O&M Priority will be given to: * Maintaining a safe work environment and assuring that adequate knowledge and skills are acquired * Completing the lecture outline * Completing the installation work For more information on lodging Lodging or holiday accommodation is a type of accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging mainly for sleeping. Other purposes are safety, shelter from cold and rain, having a place to store luggage and being able to take a in the Medford area, visit the workshop site at www.countrysidemag.com, or contact Ray, 1-800-551-5691, ext. 227. Learn more about alternative energy systems Attend a solar, wind, or other alternative energy system workshop at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. For more information regarding MREAs on-going workshops, visit www.the-mrea.org; call 715-592-6595; or write Midwest Renewable Energy Association, 7558 Deer Rd., Custer, WI 54423. And don't miss the 17th Annual Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Sustainable living might be defined as a lifestyle that could, hypothetically, be sustained without exhausting any natural resources. The term can be applied to individuals or societies. Fair, June 23-25! |
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