Megawatt String Sizing Tool 2.0 Ryan Mayfield Download Ryan Mayfield’s Megawatt String Sizing Tool 2.0 for free! This is an updated version of the original Megawatt String Sizing Tool This updated String Sizing tool includes a large re-work of the modules and inverters used in the existing database. There are significant updates in verifying inverter specifications and the interaction of multiple MPPTs in the inverters and the string sizing calculations. We have also identified the top areas for additional improvement, including: expanding the inverter list to include inverters with three MPPTs and dc optimizers. Enroll in Megawatt Design and spend 10 weeks with Ryan Mayfield and earn 30 NABCEP Advanced Credit Hours, 6 NABCEP Technical/JTA, 6 NABCEP Elective, 3 NABCEP NEC, and 30 AIA LU/HSW Credits. You’ll learn about: Project qualification, site and equipment selection, software tools for designing, desgning systems based on different criteria, fire code and structural connections, NEC considerations and applications/utility interconnection, PV installation safety, operations and maintenance, and permitting and submittal package preparation. Week 10 will convene with your capstone project– submitting a full, Megawatt solar PV design. Solar Utility-Scale Solar Originally posted on February 29, 2016 Written by Ryan Mayfield Ryan Mayfield has been working in the renewable energy field since 1999 and is the President of Renewable Energy Associates, a consulting firm providing design, support and educational services for electrical contractors, architectural and engineering firms, manufacturers and government agencies. Ryan serves as Photovoltaic Systems Technical Editor for SolarPro Magazine, regularly writing feature articles in SolarPro and Home Power magazines, and wrote PV Design and Installation for Dummies. Ryan was also a contributor and video team member for Mike Holt’s Understanding the NEC Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Systems. Ryan teaches various PV courses across the nation for electricians, existing solar professionals, code officials, inspectors and individuals looking to join the solar industry. Class topics include National Electrical Code and PV systems, residential and commercial PV systems. Ryan holds a Limited Renewable Energy Technician (LRT) license in Oregon, is an Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association (OSEIA) board member and chairs the state’s LRT apprenticeship committee. More posts by Ryan