Photovoltaics
Design and Installation manual

This book provides clear description of how to design and install a photovoltaic (PV) electricity-generating system.

It gives an overview of how PV panels and batteries work and describes their different types.

Chapters cover how to estimate how much electricity will be needed (and thius how big the PV system will need to be), how to align and position PV panels, how to connect them to batteries, what the "system controller" does, how and whether to connect to the electricity grid to sell and buy power, and much more.

This is very much a hands-on book, and would be ideal for a course in PV design. Worksheets and sample calculations are provided throughout the book.