Wind Solar Hybrid System Design For Renewable Energy Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze site-specific wind and solar resource data to determine hybrid system feasibility.
• Design a wind-solar hybrid system that meets specified energy demand and performance criteria.
• Evaluate component compatibility and system sizing for wind turbines, solar PV, and battery storage.
• Implement safety and regulatory standards in the design and installation of hybrid systems.
• Demonstrate proficiency in using design software and tools for hybrid system simulation.
• Assess the economic and environmental impact of proposed hybrid system designs.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for engineers, technicians, and renewable energy practitioners seeking to design hybrid wind-solar systems. It is also suitable for project managers and consultants involved in renewable energy projects.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions reinforce theoretical concepts through hands-on activities including site assessment, component handling, system simulation, and troubleshooting exercises.

Practical Activities

• Site Assessment and Resource Measurement — Learners use anemometers, pyranometers, and GPS to collect wind speed and solar irradiance data at a simulated site. (2h)
• Component Identification and Wiring — Hands-on identification of PV modules, wind turbine components, charge controllers, inverters, and batteries; practice wiring a small hybrid system on a training board. (2h)
• System Simulation and Sizing Exercise — Using HOMER software, learners input site data and loads to design an optimal hybrid system, then present results. (1h)
• Troubleshooting and Maintenance Scenarios — Learners diagnose common faults in a hybrid system mock-up (e.g., low battery voltage, inverter alarm, turbine overspeed) and perform corrective actions. (1h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.