Solar Electricity Basics : : Powering Your Home or Office With Solar Energy
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Includes index.
An introduction to solar energy -- Understanding the sun and solar energy -- types of modules, how they are rated, and advances in solar technology -- Does solar electricity make sense? sizing a system and evaluating its cost and economic benefits -- Solar electric systems : what are your options? -- Understanding inverters -- Batteries, charge controllers, and gen-sets -- Mounting a PV array for maximum output -- Final considerations : permits, covenants, utility interconnection, and buying a system.
"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 costs and benefits."-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2020]
Year Published: 2020
Description: vii, 215 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780865719255
086571925X
SUBJECTS
Photovoltaic power generation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Solar energy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.