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Electric Vehicles Are Ramping Up Demand for Skilled Electricians

This article discusses the rising demand for electric vehicles and the many opportunities for skilled electricians to start or expand their careers by working on electric vehicle chargers.

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Part 3 of A Special Message to Electricians: Saving an Electrical Industry in Decline

Licensed electricians will be in high demand! It will take licensed electricians to pull the electrical permits and to install all of the solar PV systems.

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Part 2 of A Special Message to Electricians: Saving an Electrical Industry in Decline

The future of the electrical trade is solar PV technology, and the future is upon us.

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A Special Message to Electricians: Saving an Electrical Industry in Decline | JADE Learning

One solution to our industry’s dilemma is Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Installations performed by licensed electricians.

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Conduit and Cables Exposed to Sunlight on Rooftops

Anyone who has been on top of a roof on a hot summer day knows what it’s like to stand in the middle of an oven. Extreme temperatures from the sun can bake everything in sight, from shingles to appliances, and even electrical conductors and conduit.
Conductor insulation is meant to provide long lasting protection from expected heat due to the flow of electricity and normal environmental factors. However, excessive heat from solar radiation can damage conductors and cause premature failures.

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Electric Vehicles Are Ramping Up Demand for Skilled Electricians

This article discusses the rising demand for electric vehicles and the many opportunities for skilled electricians to start or expand their careers by working on electric vehicle chargers.

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Part 3 of A Special Message to Electricians: Saving an Electrical Industry in Decline

Licensed electricians will be in high demand! It will take licensed electricians to pull the electrical permits and to install all of the solar PV systems.

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Conduit and Cables Exposed to Sunlight on Rooftops

Anyone who has been on top of a roof on a hot summer day knows what it’s like to stand in the middle of an oven. Extreme temperatures from the sun can bake everything in sight, from shingles to appliances, and even electrical conductors and conduit.
Conductor insulation is meant to provide long lasting protection from expected heat due to the flow of electricity and normal environmental factors. However, excessive heat from solar radiation can damage conductors and cause premature failures.

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PV System: Marking and Labeling

There are many PV system marking and labeling requirements in the NEC. Some markings will be factory applied as required by the product listing and others must be field applied by the installer

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PV Systems: Point of Interconnection

A PV system is useless until it gets connected into the premises wiring system. NEC section 690.64 states that the point of connection for a PV system shall be in accordance with section 705.12. Article 705 provides the rules on how an electric power production source, such as a PV […]

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PV Systems: Grounding

In the past few blog posts we have discussed some of the more important issues related to the PV system including PV modules, PV source circuits, PV output circuits, and inverters. Now let’s talk about PV grounding. Equipment Grounding In most PV installations, the PV modules are fastened to […]

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PV Systems: The Inverter

An inverter takes the DC current produced by the PV modules and converts it to AC current for connection to the utility grid.

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PV Systems: Starting with the Modules

When wiring PV modules in series (to create a series string of modules), voltage is additive while current remains the same. Series = Adds Voltage. When wiring several strings in parallel, the result is the opposite; voltage remains the same while current is additive.

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