TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chiras, Daniel D.,
TI  - Solar electricity basics: powering your home or office with solar energy 
SN  - 9780865719255
AV  - TK1087 .C453 2020
U1  - 621.31 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Gabriola Island, British Columbia : 
PB  - New Society Publishers, 
KW  - Photovoltaic power generation
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Solar energy
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; Issued also in electronic formats
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  -