- Cover
- Introduction
- Part 1: Here Comes the Sun: Shedding Some Light on PV Systems
- Chapter 1: The Photovoltaic Revolution
- Peeking into the Past, Present, and Future of PV Installations
- Introducing PV Components and Systems
- Knowing Your Electricity A-B-Cs
- Solar Resource 101
- Surveying a PV System Site
- Delving into PV System Details
- Sizing a PV System
- Bringing a PV System to Life
- Introducing the Sections of Code You Need to Know
- Chapter 2: Checking Out Common Components and Systems
- Chapter 3: Powering through Electricity Basics
- Going with the Flow: Current
- May the (Electromotive) Force Be with You: Voltage
- Making a Stop: Resistance
- Connecting Current, Voltage, and Resistance with Ohm’s Law
- Pondering Power and Energy
- Wrapping Together Current, Voltage, Resistance, Power, and Energy
- Another Electricity Concept: Circuit Configurations
- Chapter 4: Warming Up to the Solar Resource
- Chapter 5: Properly Selecting a Site for a PV System
- Chapter 1: The Photovoltaic Revolution
- Part 2: Digging into Complete System Details
- Part 3: Sizing a PV System
- Chapter 11: Sizing a Grid-Direct System
- First Things First: Evaluating the Budget and the Available Array Area
- Estimating the Site’s Annual Energy Production
- Sizing the Array to Meet Your Client’s Energy Consumption
- Getting Ready to Match an Inverter to an Array
- Matching Power Values for an Array and an Inverter
- Coming Up with the Right Voltage Values for Your Array and Inverter
- Bringing It All Together: Combining Your Power and Voltage Information
- One Last Check: The Inverter’s Maximum Current Input
- Chapter 12: Sizing a Battery-Based System
- Chapter 13: Sizing Conductors, Conduit, and Safety Components
- Chapter 11: Sizing a Grid-Direct System
- Part 4: Installing a PV System
- Part 5: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Avoid Common Code Mistakes
- Providing Proper Working Clearance
- Supplying the Right Structural Support
- Keeping Water out of Buildings with Flashing
- Ensuring All Conductors Have the Necessary Ratings
- Managing the Conductors on Modules
- Selecting the Correct Conduit
- Locating the Disconnects
- Grounding the Equipment
- Grounding the System
- Labeling the System Properly
- Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Maximize Energy Production for Your Clients
- Select the Right Site
- Orient the Array Correctly
- Configure the Array Properly
- Work within the Limits of the Utility Voltage
- Choose the Correct Inverter
- Size Conductors Appropriately
- Keep the Components Cool
- Advise Clients to Monitor Their System
- Clean the Array Periodically
- Inspect the Array Annually
- Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Avoid Common Code Mistakes
- Index
- About the Author
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Part 5
The Part of Tens
IN THIS PART …
Welcome to the Part of Tens! Here, you’ll find some of the highlights for long-lived, successful PV systems.
Chapter 19 covers ten ways to avoid costly changes when it comes to keeping your installed PV systems up to code, and Chapter 20 goes through the items you can use to keep systems operating optimally so that they provide years of hassle-free electricity for your clients.
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