Solar Electric Handbook (eBook)

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SEI’s Solar Electric Handbook: Photovoltaic Fundamentals and Applications, in an electronic eBook format. Become a more knowledgeable practitioner in photovoltaic (PV) technologies and concepts, without the shipping cost and no carbon foot print!

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This is the eBook version of the SEI’s Solar Electric Handbook: Photovoltaic Fundamentals and Applications, and is the same as the print version, but more affordable and environmentally friendly.

We are very excited about the launch of the SEI eBook version and creating a more sustainable future through SEI’s renewable energy education programs and learning resources. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

Solar Electric Handbook: Photovoltaic Fundamentals and Applications Unit / Chapter Outline

Unit 1 – Overview of Renewable Energy and the Solar Industry
Chapter 1 – The Case for Renewable Energy
Chapter 2 – An Overview of Photovoltaics and the Solar Industry
Unit 2 – Electricity and Components
Chapter 3 – Basics of Electricity
Chapter 4 – Components
Unit 3 – Modules, Series and Parallel, and Meters
Chapter 5 – Photovoltaic (PV) Modules
Chapter 6 – Series and Parallel Connections with Modules
Chapter 7 – Testing Modules with a Multimeter
Unit 4 – Solar Site Analysis and Mounting
Chapter 8 – Solar Site Analysis
Chapter 9 – Mounting
Chapter 10 – Roofing Systems
Unit 5 – Grid-Direct System Sizing
Chapter 11 – Implementing Efficiency
Chapter 12 – Grid-Direct Inverters
Chapter 13 – System Sizing
Unit 6 – Grounding, Wiring, and Overcurrent Protection
Chapter 14 – Grounding
Chapter 15 – Wiring
Chapter 16 – Disconnects, Overcurrent Protection, and Series Fusing
Chapter 17 – Basics of Service Panel Connections
Unit 7 – Safely Installing, Commissioning, and Decommissioning Grid-Direct Systems
Chapter 18 – Jobsite Safety
Chapter 19 – Safe Procedures for Installation and Commissioning
Unit 8 – Battery-Based Systems
Chapter 20 – Introduction to Battery-Based Systems
Chapter 21 – Sizing Battery-Based Systems
Unit 9 – Solar Business and Finance
Chapter 22 – Entering the PV Industry
Chapter 23 – Marketing and Sales for Solar Integration Businesses
Chapter 24 – Electricity Rates, Savings, and Incentive Structures
Chapter 25 – Financial Benefit Analysis and Financing Options