Illinois-Electrical Engineering Package: 31 PDH

In this course the student will study the State Board of Professional Engineers of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Laws and Rules, including Professional Engineering Ethics. A twenty-five question quiz will test his or her understanding of the subject.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Illinois's laws and rules
• The engineer’s duty to protect the public
• The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
• The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
• The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
• The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand the hybrid power plant
• Discuss hybrid power plant resources and market opportunities
• Discuss plant design and optimization
• Discuss plant control and operation
• Explain hybrid power plant market and technology challenges

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand current CAES and PSH technologies and their challenges
• Discuss bulk energy storage applications and their requirements
• Discuss novel CAES technologies
• Discuss novel PSH technologies
• Explain the feasibility of these novel technologies
• Discuss technological gaps and barriers and further R&D needs

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

1. Understand energy storage deployments by technology
2. Discuss cost and performance metrics of different technologies
3. Discuss in-depth parameters of each energy storage technologies
4. Explain annualized cost and comparison of the technologies

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss electricity storage services and benefits
• Understand various forms of current electric storage technologies
• Explain advantages/disadvantages of current electric storage technologies
• Discuss the methodology of evaluating electricity storage
• Discuss storage systems procurement and installation

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand standards of O&M of Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Systems
• Discuss prerequisites for a successful O&M program
• Understand dependencies on PV system type, site, and environmental conditions
• Explain system performance and O&M plans
• Discuss system monitoring and O&M implementation strategies
• Discuss estimating PV O&M costs
• Understand PV O&M cost survey information and trends

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain sexual harassment consistent with the Illinois Human Rights Act
• Understand examples of sexual harassment conduct
• Discuss Federal and State statutory laws concerning sexual harassment
• Discuss employer responsibilities regarding sexual harassment

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a ten (10) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies one (1) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.