TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chiras, Dan
TI  - Solar electricity basics: powering your home or office with solar 
SN  - 9780865719255
AV  - TK 1087 .C45 2020 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Canada
PB  - New Society Publishers
KW  - ELECTRICITY
N1  - Includes index; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -