Solar electricity basics : powering your home or office with solar energy /

"Solar Electricity Basics is a highly readable introduction to a promising technology, ideal for homeowners, business owners, builders, and students. It covers everything you need to work with solar electricity including sizing a solar electric system, types of systems, how systems operate, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chiras, Daniel D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2020]
Edition:2nd revised edition.
Subjects:
Photovoltaic power generation > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Solar energy > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Photovoltaic power generation.
Solar energy.
Conversion photovoltaïque.
Énergie solaire.
Conversion photovoltaïque > Guides, manuels, etc.
Énergie solaire > Guides, manuels, etc.
solar power.
HOUSE & HOME > Sustainable Living.
Photovoltaic power generation
Solar energy
Electronic books.
handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • chapter 1. An introduction to solar electricity
  • chapter 2. Understanding the sun and solar energy : things you need to know to size and mount a solar array
  • chapter 3. Understanding solar electricity : types of modules, how they are rated, and advances in solar technology
  • chapter 4. Does solar energy make sense? : sizing a system and evaluating its cost and economic benefits
  • chapter 5. Solar electric systems
  • chapter 6. Understanding inverters
  • chapter 7. Batteries, charge controllers, and gen-sets
  • chapter 8. Mounting a PV array for maximum output
  • chapter 9. Final considerations : permits, covenants, utility interconnection, and buying a system.

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