New Solar Electric Home: The Photovoltaics How-To Book
The original Photovoltaics How-To Handbook, acclaimed as "the Best of the Books," is now revised, expanded & updated for our New Age of Photovoltaics. Condensing years of hands-on & industry experience, PV pioneers Joel Davidson & Fran Orner tell you everything you need to know to go solar.\ \ Chapters 1 through 8 explain the basics of PV, discuss the policies & regulations that affect your system, and guide you in your decision-making.\ Chapters 9 through 15 examine the...
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Now available in an updated, revised, and expanded third edition, this is "the best all-around book for getting started with alternative energy." Photovoltaics (PV) pioneer Joel Davidson and coauthor Fran Orner bring this classic how-to text into the twenty-first century.Condensing years of hands-on and industry experience, Davidson and Orner offer the reader a complete, concise, and reality-based education in PV. In clear and understandable language, they take you through the process of going solar electric, from making the decision to sizing, selecting, installing, and maintaining your system. The third edition of The New Solar Electric Home continues its twenty-year tradition of offering "the most comprehensive how-to PV education available." About the Authors: Joel Davidson has been a PV consultant to governments, utility companies, businesses, and homeowners. He is recognized as one of the founders of the commercial PV industry. Fran Orner, a researcher at the UCLA School of Medicine, has designed prototype equipment for automated biochemical analyses. She and Joel live in Los Angeles in a PV-powered home and are co-owners of Solutions in Solar Electricity.
List of Figures vii List of Tables xii List of Worksheets & Checklists xiv Preface xvii A Word of Caution xix Chapter 1 Introduction to Photovoltaics: How & Why 1 Chapter 2 Government, Utilities & PV 23 Chapter 3 Conservation & Energy Efficiency 37 Chapter 4 Living with PV 63 Chapter 5 Making the Decision: Your Off-Grid Solar Electric Home 91 Chapter 6 Making the Decision: Your On-Grid Solar Electric Home 107 Chapter 7 Residential Building Codes & Inspections 125 Chapter 8 A Short Course in Electricity & Electrical Safety 137 Chapter 9 Solar Modules 147 Chapter 10 Site Selection & Mounts 161 Chapter 11 Charge Controllers, Meters & Diodes 183 Chapter 12 Battery Storage 201 Chapter 13 Inverters 237 Chapter 14 Wires, Grounds, Connections & Labels 251 Chapter 15 Calculating Wire, Fuse, Breaker & Conduit Sizes 263 Chapter 16 Designing Your PV System: Off-Grid 313 Chapter 17 Designing Your PV System: On-Grid 339 Chapter 18 Combining PV & Other Electric Generators 353 Chapter 19 Installation, Testing & Maintenance 365 Chapter 20 The Future of PV 387 Appendix A Solar Radiation Data & Peak Sun Hours 393 Appendix B Conversion Factors 425 Appendix C Web Sites 427 Appendix D The National Electrical Code: Excerpts from Article 690 Solar Photovoltaic Systems 431 Glossary 439 Index 453 About the Authors 473
