Solar II

How to Design, Build and Set Up Photovoltaic Components and Solar Electric Systems

by Phillip Hurley

Now that you've built your solar panels, how do you set up a PV system and plug in? In Solar II, Phillip Hurley, author of Build Your Own Solar Panel will show you how to:

Plan and size your solar electric system
Build racks and charge controllers
Mount and orient PV panels
Wire solar panel arrays
Make a ventilated battery box
Wire battery arrays for solar panels
Install an inverter
Maintain solar batteries for optimum life
and performance
Make your own combiner box, bus bars,
and AC and DC service boxes

View the table of contents or some sample pages of the e-book version. Schematics included.

electrical components for a solar system

Free interactive electricity usage calculator, download here. This PDF calculator is included in the e-book version of Solar II.

Solar II: how to set-up, install and maintain a photovoltaic electrical system

Paperback (via Amazon.com)

194 pages, over 150 black & white photos & illus.

$14.95 + shipping

E-book not available at this time

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