Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual

This book is made well, it falls Short in information but the idea and the language of understanding how alternative power works is all here. I recommend you to get it, if you are taking a class on this field, great book to have. In it you will have schematics and you will learn the inner workings of Photovoltaic Systems, this is an exciting futuristic field in the making,and every one needs to learn more about it. My Heart goes out to the people of Japan but the circumstances they find them self's with the Nuclear Power Plant burning down offers a good example for alternative power. Nikolai Tesla started a revolution of discovery and in his memory we must continue on the quest to find alternative, renewable energy. Photovoltaic = Solar Power Energy and beyond.

A comprehensive training resource for producing electric power from the sun. 

Producing electricity from the sun using photovoltaic (PV) systems has become a major industry worldwide. But designing, installing and maintaining such systems requires knowledge and training, and there have been few easily accessible, comprehensive guides to the subject. (Last updated in 2007).  The book contains an overview of photovoltaic electricity and a detailed description of PV system components, including PV modules, batteries, controllers and inverters. It also includes chapters on sizing photovoltaic systems, analyzing sites and installing PV systems, as well as detailed appendices on PV system maintenance, troubleshooting and solar insolation data for over 300 sites around the world. Used worldwide as the textbook in SEI's PV Design & Installation workshops, topics covered include:

• The basics of solar electricity
• PV applications and system components
• Solar site analysis and mounting
• Stand-alone and PV/generator hybrid system sizing
• Utility-interactive PV systems
• Component specification, system costs and economics
• Case studies and safety issues

This book is our previous publication adopted widely in the industry and for solar electric training in years past.  There is still a lot of useful information in this book especially on battery-based solar PV systems, but if you are interested in our updated publication and most recent industry standards and information please check out our newer Solar Electric Handbook: Photovoltaic Fundamentals and Applications - Textbook / eBook Bundle.