Install your own solar panels :

Title :

Install your own solar panels : designing and installing a photovoltaic system to power your home / Joseph Burdick & Philip Schmidt.

Title:

Install your own solar panels :

Author:

Burdick, Joseph, 1968-

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

190 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

ISBN:

9781612128252

Production / Publication Information:

North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2017]

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

The basics -- Assessing your site -- Choosing PV hardware -- Designing your system -- Getting ready to install -- Mechanical installation : Rooftop -- Mechanical installation : Ground-mount -- Electrical installation -- Off-grid system design -- Beyond installation : Tips for troubleshooting, maintaining, and monitoring your PV system.

Summary:

This fully illustrated step-by-step guide provides the essential advice you need to successfully install your own solar array. And by doing it yourself, you'll recoup your initial investment faster than ever. Solar professional Joseph Burdick and veteran builder Philip Schmidt take you all the way from assessing your site, designing your system, and getting a permit to shopping for parts and installing the modules. You'll use the same thorough process that the pros do, find answers to all your questions, and set up a complete system for a fraction of the cost.--COVER.

Language:

English

Added Author:

Schmidt, Philip

Subject Term:

Photovoltaic power systems -- Design and construction.

Photovoltaic power systems -- Installation.

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Labor and related costs account for more than half of the price of the average home solar installation. But homeowners can save thousands of dollars with this user-friendly manual, which follows the same process professional contractors use. Through detailed directions and step-by-step photos, veteran solar installer Joseph Burdick and seasoned builder Philip Schmidt teach you how to determine the size, placement, and type of installation you'll need. This comprehensive DIY guide covers everything from assembling rooftop racking or building a ground-mount structure to setting up the electrical connections and making a battery bank for off-grid systems.

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Burdick, president of a renewable energy company, and Schmidt, an experienced author (PlyDesign) and carpenter, carefully outline practical considerations and basics of home solar systems. Rather than trying to convince readers of the benefits of solar, this book assumes they are already onboard and just need help to make it happen. It sets itself apart from other recent titles on solar by focusing on the basics of installation, a topic severely lacking in the field. Be it a roof installation or ground-mounted design, this book focuses on what a confident do-it-yourselfer can do, and what should be left to the professionals. Great instruction and tips are included. For a more general approach, Paul Scheckel's The Homeowner's Energy Handbook covers an array of alternative energy resources. VERDICT An important manual on home solar systems, offering solid advice and instruction. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Introduction	p. 1
1 The Basics	p. 3
Anatomy of a Solar-Electric System	p. 4
Can I Install My Own PV System?	p. 11
Going Solar - From Start to Finish	p. 12
Working with Solar Professionals	p. 14
Answering the Big Three	p. 16
2 Assessing Your Site	p. 20
Measuring Area, Slope, and Azimuth	p. 22
Sizing Your System with PVWatts	p. 26
Snow, Wind, and Shade	p. 31
3 Choosing PV Hardware	p. 34
Modules	p. 36
Module Support Structures	p. 40
Inverters and DC Optimizers	p. 50
4 Designing Your System	p. 56
PV Circuit Fundamentals	p. 58
The Design Process	p. 63
Sample System Designs	p. 65
One-Line Electrical Diagrams	p. 83
Wire Types for PV Systems	p. 86
5 Getting Ready to Install	p. 88
Permitting and Inspections	p. 90
Shopping Solar	p. 92
Solar Financials	p. 94
Assembling Your Crew	p. 97
6 Mechanical Installation: Rooftop	p. 102
Laying Out the Racking	p. 104
Installing Footers and Rails	p. 110
Installing Modules	p. 115
7 Mechanical Installation: Ground-Mount	p. 126
Setting the Support Posts	p. 128
Assembling the Ground-Mount Structure	p. 132
8 Electrical Installation	p. 134
Final Project Steps	p. 136
Running Conduit	p. 137
Component Connections	p. 141
Final Inspection and Turning On Your PV System	p. 147
9 Off-Grid System Design	p. 148
Off-Grid Basics	p. 150
Batteries	p. 155
Sample Off-Grid System Design	p. 164
10 Beyond Installation: Tips for Troubleshooting, Maintaining, and Monitoring Your PV System	p. 170
PV Safety Rules	p. 172
Shutdown and Startup Procedures	p. 173
Maintenance and Troubleshooting	p. 176
Monitoring Your System	p. 180
Acknowledgments	p. 182
Glossary	p. 183
Metric Conversions	p. 186
Index	p. 187

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