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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793975403321

Autore

Chiras Daniel D.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

©2020

ISBN

1-55092-718-3

Edizione

[Second revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 pages)

Disciplina

621.31244

Soggetti

Photovoltaic power generation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.