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050			_aTK 1087 .C45 2020
100			_aChiras, Dan _eauthor
245		0	_aSolar electricity basics : _bpowering your home or office with solar / _cDan Chiras
250			_a2ND REVISED EDITION
260			_aCanada : _bNew Society Publishers, _cc2020
300			_avii, 215 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
365			_bUSD18
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_aAn 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.
520			_aSolar 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.
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