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Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual

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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 issuesThis 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. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Society Publishers; 1st edition (September 1, 2004)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 2


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 02


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.98 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1 x 11 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #158,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #19 in Solar Energy #228 in Home Design & Construction (Books) #275 in Environmental Science (Books)


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    • a book for solar installations....
good book, short read for being a installation manual, read from front to back in 9 hours. I did like the layout, but this is a base application book assuming you have no knowledge in almost any electronics. I am a computer science expert so DC current is easy for me, what gets me is this is a book assuming you are going to buy all the individual components and put them together as per individual manuals...I wanted a book with a break down of how to make my own components, ie. Lightning arrestors, charge controllers, or water heater collectors...this has none of that, this assumes you will buy the better quality components from somewhere else, and does not tell you the best ones to buy, for some lawsuit things.... anyway a good read, very on target... worth 30$$$ will ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2009 by William Dobbins
    • Perfect
Everything received quickly and of good quality. In total, everything that was announced arrived in perfect condition.
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024 by Amazon Customer
    • I received the yellow cover version
I received the yellow colored cover, ISBN 0-86571-520-3, which I believe is an older version of the blue colored cover pictured in this listing. The table of contents is very similar across both versions, not sure what the differences are between these. After some research I found that the current/latest version of this book is called Solar Electric Handbook, ISBN-10: 1256918164, ISBN-13: 978-1256918165, and based on the info available on the SEI website (solarenergy.org), the table of contents is different from the yellow and blue Photovoltaics Design and Installation Manual versions. In addition to covering the topics in the Photovoltaics manuals, the Handbook has units on: Safely Installing, Commissioning, and Decommissioning Grid-Direct Systems; Battery-Based Systems; Solar Business and Finance It looks like there may be more detail in the Handbook on a lot of the sections covered in the Manuals, and the Handbook may be geared to those that already have a basic understanding of PV whereas the Manuals seem more introductory. This is just based on looking at what little info is available quickly online. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2018 by Amazon Customer
    • Muy práctico
Buen libro práctico para iniciarse en el mundo de la electricidad fotovoltaica. En inglés, pero si eso no es problema, muy recomendable.
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023 by Alberto Santa Maria Urivi
    • Very good primer on Solar Photovoltaics
It's a great primer on all the components and installation considerations. Don't expect any profound mathematics or electrical theory. Has a lot of nice charts, diagrams, appendices and illustrations. Only think is it's a bit dated - came out in 2007 as far as I can tell and the PV industry has continued exploding with new products, materials, approaches etc. which this book does not cover ( how could it - the changes have taken place post-publication). If they print a newer version I'm sure it will be a real 'gem' but this one is still top notch in most respects. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2012 by Mike G
    • Very thorough
When I was considering careers I had to consider solar power so I read this book. Very interesting, and yet not interesting enough to read all the way through. My shortcoming, not the book. If you are dedicated, this book could probably get you an entry level position.
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2020 by Diana Hull
    • Maybe a text book but, it's easy to read and understand
This book maybe a text book but, it's easy to read and understand - it's a great help if your thinking on installing a solar system in your home . This is the second book I've purchased - this one went to my son.
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2013 by Robert F. Savery
    • Lite in content and heavy in tables.
I am interested in designing and installing a DIY solar panel system for our home, so I purchased this book hoping that it would be packed with useful information for realizing such a project. Unfortunately I found it to be rather "lite" (if you have done any type of electrical wiring beforehand) and not quite up to date. 80 whole pages are wasted with "insolation" tables and "sun charts" covering sample locations around the world .. from Alabama to Afghanistan .. an immense waste of space and trees. Otherwise, it is a well organized basic textbook with many worksheets, examples and diagrams. To improve the value of this textbook I recommend that the publisher 1) simply includes a link to the "insolation" tables available elsewhere on the Web, 2) incldues additional and current data on the available component alternatives and a means for evaluating these alternatives in the design process, and 3) raises the assumed level of the audience addressed by this textbook. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2006 by Tzar Igor

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