Solar Electricity Handbook 2011: A Simple Practical Guide to Solar Energy - Designing and Installing Photovoltaic Solar Electric Systems (Solar ... Photovoltaic Solar Electric Systems) - Softcover

Boxwell, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907670041 ISBN 13: 9781907670046

Publisher: Greenstream Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The Solar Electricity Handbook is a simple, practical guide to using electric solar panels and designing and installing photovoltaic PV systems.

Significantly updated for 2011, the latest edition assumes no previous knowledge of solar electric systems. The book explains how solar panels work and how they can be used. It explains the advantages of solar energy and the drawbacks that you need to take into account when designing a solar power system. As well as explaining the underlying principles, it provides a step-by-step guide so that you can successfully design and install a photovoltaic solar system from scratch.

Internet Linked

Accompanying the book is one of the most comprehensive solar resource websites in the world. It contains powerful online tools such as the Solar Project Analysis toolkit, which provides a full feasibility and cost document for your project; Solar Irradiance Tables and Solar Angle Calculators for every major town and city in every country in the world; lists of suppliers and a Contact the Author form if you have any questions about your specific project.

Why buy the Solar Electricity Handbook?

* The Handbook is a simple, practical guide to using electric photovoltaic panels.
* The book is suitable for enthusiastic novices and building professionals.
* Clear examples, diagrams and example projects are given to demonstrate the true capabilities of these systems.
* The Handbook is updated yearly, providing an up-to-date reference for anyone planning to use solar power technology.
* It is the most comprehensive book on photovoltaic electric systems available today.
* It is backed up by the most powerful online calculator tools available, to make your design and calculations as straightforward as possible.
* The Handbook provides you with information that is relevant to you and your project, wherever you live in the world.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Boxwell has designed and installed a number of solar electric systems over a number of years.
Specialising in off grid electric applications, Michael has designed photovoltaic electric systems for projects as diverse as powering on-street vending machines to charging electric vehicles.

From the Back Cover

Solar electricity is a wonderful concept. Take free power from the sun and use it to power electrical equipment. No ongoing electricity bills, no reliance on an electricity socket. `Free' electricity that does not harm the planet.
Generating electricity from sunlight alone is a powerful resource, with applications and benefits throughout the world. But how does it work? What is it suitable for? How much does it cost? How do I install it?

The best selling internet-linked book answers all these questions and shows you how to use the power of the sun to generate electricity yourself.

The website that accompanies this book includes online solar calculators and tools to simplify your solar electricity installation, to ensure that building your solar energy system is as straightforward and successful as possible.

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1907670041
• ISBN 13: 9781907670046
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 192