Chiras, Dan <br/><br/>
Solar electricity basics :  powering your home or office with solar / 
Dan Chiras 
 - 2ND REVISED EDITION 
 - Canada :  New Society Publishers,  c2020 
 - vii, 215 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>An introduction to solar energy --  Understanding the sun and solar energy --  types of modules, how they are rated, and advances in solar technology --  Does solar electricity make sense? sizing a system and evaluating its cost and economic benefits --  Solar electric systems : what are your options? --  Understanding inverters --  Batteries, charge controllers, and gen-sets --  Mounting a PV array for maximum output --  Final considerations : permits, covenants, utility interconnection, and buying a system. 
<br/><br/> Solar Electricity Basics is a highly readable introduction to a promising technology, ideal for homeowners, business owners, builders, and students. It covers everything you need to work with solar electricity including sizing a solar electric system, types of systems, how systems operate, and costs and benefits. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780865719255 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ELECTRICITY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK 1087 .C45 2020