The Solar Electricity Handbook is a practical and straightforward guide to using electric solar panels. Assuming no previous knowledge, the book explains how solar panels work, how they can be used and explains the steps you need to take to successfully design and install a solar photovoltaic system from scratch. Accompanying this book is a solar resource website containing lots of useful information, lists of suppliers and on-line solar energy calculators that will simplify the cost analysis and design processes.
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The 2010 edition of the Solar Electricity Handbook has been extensively revised, with new chapters, more information about grid-tie systems and financial incentives, new diagrams and new example projects.
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Michael Boxwell has designed and installed a number of solar electric systems over a number of years.
Specialising in off grid electric applications, Michael has designed photovoltaic electric systems for projects as diverse as powering on-street vending machines to charging electric vehicles. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Solar electricity handbook is a nice book for basic knowledge about solar energy system and how to convert solar energy into usable electricity.
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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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Solar Electricity Handbook
Jun 30 2011
By GlenB
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Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Here are the good points:
1. The book is well written and organized.
2. It is fairly well up-to-date when discussing costs.
Here are the weak points:
1. 36 out of 181 pages have to do with solar insolation. You can get information on this for your location on the internet,
and should not have been put in the book.
2. Not enough research was done into REAL equipment. He should have discussed some of most popular types of equipment on
the market today, like SunnyBoy Outback, etc.
3. The inovations into solar cell and thin-film technology are not covered in enough detail. Thin-film is likely to drop
below $1/watt soon. Some dealers are below $2/watt on polycrystalline panels now.
4. The author is from the UK, so I am not sure this is the best choice for USA readers. No offensive intended.
5. More information about state and federal tax credits and such is needed. A large portion of the cost of a system can be
recouped with these incentives.
6. Instead of insolation tables and verbage, a single page map with insolation zones would have told the story, no map was
included.
1. The book is well written and organized.
2. It is fairly well up-to-date when discussing costs.
Here are the weak points:
1. 36 out of 181 pages have to do with solar insolation. You can get information on this for your location on the internet,
and should not have been put in the book.
2. Not enough research was done into REAL equipment. He should have discussed some of most popular types of equipment on
the market today, like SunnyBoy Outback, etc.
3. The inovations into solar cell and thin-film technology are not covered in enough detail. Thin-film is likely to drop
below $1/watt soon. Some dealers are below $2/watt on polycrystalline panels now.
4. The author is from the UK, so I am not sure this is the best choice for USA readers. No offensive intended.
5. More information about state and federal tax credits and such is needed. A large portion of the cost of a system can be
recouped with these incentives.
6. Instead of insolation tables and verbage, a single page map with insolation zones would have told the story, no map was
included.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Asset In the Solar-Freindly DIY's Toolbox
Mar 13 2012
By Herb's Thoughts
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great little book. The author struck a good balance between basic knowledge (a refresher for me) and the meaty stuff required to think about a sensible approach to projects like this. The word THINK (emphasis mine) in the previous sentence isn't to be taken lightly. The web is top-heavy with solar photovoltaic "gurus" who are quite happy to sell you books, videos and pie-in-the-sky promises. The reality is different. I like the author's website, and the annual update. This book WILL NOT teach you how to build a PV solar panel cell-by-cell--nor does it touch solar heating. There are lots of free resources on the web and other books here for those challenges. It will, however, make you question everything about assumptions that you've made, and it also provides a counter-balance to the glut of mind-candy oaths peddled-about by the PV carnival barkers and snake oil types. This book will mature your thinking, as it shares "adult-eye" wisdom into the authentic promises possible in providing solar photovoltaic power to your business, home, cabin, motorboat and hoards of portable electronic devices. Keep up the good work, Michael!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for beginners wanting to design a solar system
May 26 2011
By D. J. Nuckols
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've enjoyed this book because it's practical. It starts at a beginner level and takes you up from there. I especially like the online calculators that supplement the text.
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