Beschreibung:
Make Your Savings Shine 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.
Introduction1 The Basics Anatomy of a Solar-Electric System Can I Install My Own PV System? Going Solar – From Start to Finish Working with Solar Professionals Answering the Big Three2 Assessing Your Site Measuring Area, Slope, and Azimuth Sizing Your System with PVWatts Snow, Wind, and Shade3 Choosing PV Hardware Modules Module Support Structures Inverters and DC Optimizers4 Designing Your System PV Circuit Fundamentals The Design Process Sample System Designs One-Line Electrical Diagrams Wire Types for PV Systems5 Getting Ready to Install Permitting and Inspections Shopping Solar Solar Financials Assembling Your Crew6 Mechanical Installation: Rooftop Laying Out the Racking Installing Footers and Rails Installing Modules7 Mechanical Installation: Ground-Mount Setting the Support Posts Assembling the Ground-Mount Structure8 Electrical Installation Final Project Steps Running Conduit Component Connections Final Inspection and Turning On Your PV System9 Off-Grid System Design Off-Grid Basics Batteries Sample Off-Grid System Design10 Beyond Installation: Tips for Troubleshooting, Maintaining, and Monitoring Your PV System PV Safety Rules Shutdown and Startup Procedures Maintenance and Troubleshooting Monitoring Your System Acknowledgments Glossary Metric Conversions Index