Joseph Burdick, Philip Schmidt

Install Your Own Solar Panels (eBook, ePUB)

Designing and Installing a Photovoltaic System to Power Your Home

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive DIY guide shows homeowners how to install a whole-house photovoltaic system. Detailed photos, illustrations, and step-by-step instructions follow the same process professionals use - from planning and designing to installing rooftop and ground-mounted tracks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612128269
• Artikelnr.: 48669330

Autorenporträt

Joseph Burdick has more than 30 years of experience in the photovoltaics industry - from R&D, measurement, and testing to system design, installation, and project management. He is president and CEO of Burdick Technologies Unlimited, LLC, one of Colorado's top renewable energy companies, and is also a professor at Ecotech Institute, where he trains students for careers in solar installation.

Philip Schmidt has been teaching readers how to do things for almost two decades. A former carpenter and longtime writer and editor, he is the author of 18 books, including PlyDesign, Decorating with Architectural Details, and The Complete Guide to Treehouses. He lives in Colorado with his wife, two daughters, and too many leftover building materials.

Inhaltsangabe

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
10  Beyond Installation: Tips for Troubleshooting, Maintaining, and
Monitoring Your PV System
    PV Safety Rules
    Shutdown and Startup Procedures
    Maintenance and Troubleshooting
    Monitoring Your System
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Metric Conversions
Index