Renewable Energy Technician Ontario College Diploma

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Comments about Renewable Energy Technician Ontario College Diploma - At the institution - Whitby - Ontario

• Objectives
  The program is designed to meet the rapidly increasing demand for technicians with knowledge and skills in the renewable energy field. Graduates will be able to perform energy audits of homes and small buildings; install, service and maintain solar energy panels; align, install and maintain geothermal heat pump systems; and install, service and maintain wind turbines.
• Academic title
  Renewable Energy Technician Ontario College Diploma
• Course description
  Semester 1     
  
     1. COMMUNICATIONS FOR SUCCESS
     2. MATHEMATICS FOR TECHNOLOGY I
     3. MATHEMATICS FOR TECHNOLOGY I LAB
     4. ELECTRICITY I
     5. ENERGY REGULATIONS AND GOVERNMENT POLICY
     6. INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY AUDITING
     7. THE BUILDING AS A SYSTEM & ENERGY CONSERVATION OPTIONS
  
  Semester 2     
  
     1. LAW & ETHICS
     2. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY AUDITS
     3. ELECTRICITY AND SYSTEMS MONITORING
     4. INTRODUCTION TO HVAC SYSTEMS
     5. ENERGY AUDIT PROJECTS
     6. ENERGY MATHEMATICS & THERMODYNAMICS
  
  Semester 3     
  
     1. GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE
     2. TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS
     3. ENERGY STORAGE & GRID CONNECTION SYSTEMS
     4. ELECTRICITY 2
     5. GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
     6. SOLAR GAIN TRANSFER SYSTEMS
     7. WIND ENERGY & WIND TURBINES
  
  Semester 4     
  
     1. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES FOR A GLOBAL SOCIETY
     2. PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLS & ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROLS
     3. WIND TURBINE SYSTEMS, INSTALLATION, TROUBLE SHOOTING & MAINTENANCE
     4. GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION, TROUBLE SHOOTING & MAINTENANCE
     5. SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEMS
     6. DESIGN PROJECT
  

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