Understanding and Installing
Your Own
Solar Electric System

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This is the actual Table of Contents of Understanding and Installing Your Own Solar Electric System.

 Table of Contents

Introduction
   Conserving Power and Living With Solar Energy
   What Photovoltaics Can Do For You
   Installation and Maintenance
   Getting Started
   Electricity Basics
   AC - DC
   System Design and Sizing
   System Components
   Photovoltaics
   Batteries

• Introduction
• Deep Cycle and Shallow Cycle
• Sizing Your Battery Bank
• Battery Installation and Wiring
• Battery Connections
• Temperature Effects
• Gassing
• Battery Enclosures
• Signs of Aging
• Maintenance and Monitoring
• Battery Capacity
• Deep Cycle Batteries

   Charge Controllers
   Inverters
   Monitoring Your System
   Wiring and Safety
   Battery Chargers
   Generators
   Appliances
   Grid Intertie
   Site Analysis and PV Module Mounting
   Solar Roofing
   Water Pumping with Solar

   Appendix
   Power Load Calculations
   Array Sizing Calculations
   Battery Sizing Calculations
   Sample Sizing of a Simple Solar Electric System
   Battery State of Charge Table
   Solar Array Wiring (diagrams)
   Battery Bank Wiring (diagrams)
   Wire Sizing in DC Circuits - Wire Loss Table
   Links to Helpful Sites
   Glossary
   Photos
   Photo Credits

 

 

 

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