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How a home solar system works
Follow the energy from the panels on the roof, down the conduit as DC, through the inverter as AC, past the main panel and meter and out to the grid. See what changes at night, in shade and during a grid outage.
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A solar service call
You are a solar technician on a service visit. Work out where the energy goes, what the inverter does and why the customer's system has stopped, and stay safe around the array.
Click the Practice button in the player. You click parts in the 3D model and make the calls a technician would, with hints, feedback and a star score. Inside SOPpal, finishing a task earns XP.
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SOPpal pairs 3D simulations with lessons, quizzes, XP and tracking, so technicians see how a system works and you see who has finished. The training library covers HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and seven more trades.