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

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Chiras, Daniel D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Photovoltaic power generation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Edition:

Second revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island, British Columbia : New Society Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

• Front Cover
• Praise
• Title Page
• Rights Page
• Contents
• Chapter 1: An Introduction to Solar Electricity
• Chapter 2: Understanding the Sun and Solar Energy
• Chapter 3: Understanding Solar Electricity
• Chapter 4: Does Solar Electricity Make Sense?
• Chapter 5: Solar Electric Systems: What Are Your Options?
• 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
• Index
• About the Author
• A Note about the Publisher
• A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading.

Notes:

• Description based on print version record.
• Includes index.

ISBN:

• 9781550927184
• 1550927183

OCLC:

1125110566