Install Your Own Solar Panels by Burdick, Joseph -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Dedication Contents Introduction 1. The Basics

Anatomy of a Solar-Electric System Can I Install My Own PV System? Going Solar — From Start to Finish Working with Solar Professionals Answering the Big Three

2. Assessing Your Site

Measuring Area, Slope, and Azimuth Sizing Your System with PVWatts Snow, Wind, and Shade

3. Choosing PV Hardware

Modules Module Support Structures Inverters and DC Optimizers

4. Designing Your System

PV Circuit Fundamentals The Design Process Sample System Designs One-Line Electrical Diagrams Wire Types for PV Systems

5. Getting Ready to Install

Permitting and Inspections Shopping Solar Solar Financials Assembling Your Crew

6. Mechanical Installation: Rooftop

Laying Out the Racking Installing Footers and Rails Installing Modules

7. Mechanical Installation: Ground-Mount

Setting the Support Posts Assembling the Ground-Mount Structure

8. Electrical Installation

Final Project Steps Running Conduit Component Connections Final Inspection and Turning On Your PV System

9. Off-Grid System Design

Off-Grid Basics Batteries Sample Off-Grid System Design

PV Safety Rules Shutdown and Startup Procedures Maintenance and Troubleshooting Monitoring Your System

Acknowledgments Glossary Metric Conversions Index Save Your Resources and the Planet’s with More Books from Storey Copyright Share Your Experience!