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The New Solar Electric Home
The Complete Guide to Photovoltaics for Your Home

Fran Orner, Joel Davidson
New Solar Electric Home

Edition: Paperback
Format: Photograhs, Diagrams
Pages: 6 x 9, 491 pages
ISBN: 9780937948170
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date: 2008-09-09

The original photovoltaics how-to handbook, acclaimed as "the Best of the Books," is now revised, expanded & updated. In The new Solar Electric Home, the authors have condensed years of hands-on & industry experience. PV pioneers Joel Davidson & Fran Orner tell you everything you need to know to go solar!

Chapters 1 through 8 explain the basics of PV, discuss the policies & regulations that affect your system, and guide you in your decision-making.
Chapters 9 through 15 examine the components of a PV system—how they work and how to select them.
Chapters 16 through 19 offer instructions on how to size, site, install & maintain a code-compliant PV system.
Chapter 20 offers a glimpse into the future of PV.

The third edition of this how-to classic provides the facts, guidelines, tips & tools—worksheets, formulas, diagrams, online. Whether you do-it-yourself or hire professionals. Grid-connect or off-grid. Wherever you live—sunbelt, snowbelt or in-between. The New Solar Electric Home covers it all!

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Photovoltaics: How & Why
2. Government, Utilities & PV
3. Conservation & Energy Efficiency
4. Living with PV
5. Making the Decision: Your Off-Grid Solar Electric Home
6. Making the Decision: Your On-Grid Solar Electric Home
7. Residential Building Codes & Inspections
8. A Short Course in Electricity & Safety
9. Solar Modules
10. Site Selection & Mounts
11. Charge Controllers, Meters & Diodes
12. Battery Storage
13. Inverters
14. Wires, Grounds, Connections & Labels
15. Calculating Wire, Fuse, Breaker & Conduit Sizes
16. Designing Your System: Off-Grid
17. Designing Your System: On-Grid
18. Combining PV & Other Electric Generators
19. Installation, Testing & Maintenance
20. The Future of PV
Appendix A. Solar Radiation Data & Peak Sun Hours
Appendix B. Conversion Factors
Appendix C. Web Sites
Appendix D. National Electrical Code Excerpts
Glossary
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Fran Orner

About the Authors

Fran Orner has over 20 years of PV system design and installation experience. She illustrated the 1987 edition of The New Solar Electric Home and co-authored the latest edition. Fran is an accomplished construction do-it-yourselfer and designer. Her home is one of the first net-metered PV systems in California to receive the solar rebate.

Joel Davidson

Joel Davidson has been a PV consultant to governments, utility companies, businesses, and homeowners. He is recognized as one of the founders of the commercial PV industry.