Off Grid Solar Power - Tyler J. Green [2021, EPUB]

Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Introducing Solar Energy
Why Choose a Solar electric system?
How Off-Grid Solar works
Can I install my own Off Grid Solar?
Answering the big two
Chapter 2: Surveying your site
Measuring slope, area, and azimuth
Sizing your system with PVWatts
Rain, Wind, Shade, and Snow
Chapter 3: Choosing your Batteries
Lead-Acid batteries
Lithium-Ion batteries
Lead-Acid or Lithium?
Battery lifespan
How to calculate the capacity of your battery
Power rating
Calculating how long a set of batteries would last
Chapter 4: Some Other Materials You Might Need to Get
Chapter 5: It’s Time to Buy Some Wires!
Wire types for off-grid solar systems
Wire selection for your electric circuit
Chapter 6: Fuses and Fuse Box
Where should your Fuse box be?
How to set-up a fuse
Chapter 7: D.C. Switch
Applications of D.C switches
Setting up your D.C switch
What happens when a D.C switch is turned on or off?
Chapter 8: Solar panel
What you should look-out for when selecting a solar panel
Major types of solar panels
Solar panel support structures
Chapter 9: Positioning the Solar Array
How to mount a solar panel on your roof
Chapter 10: Positioning the Solar Array
Pole mounting
Chapter 11: Solar charge controllers
What is a solar charge controller used for?
Connecting your solar panel to your solar charge controller;
How to connect your solar charge controller to your solar battery
Solar Charge Controller Tips
Chapter 12: Inverters
Setting up your inverter and powering your A.C home appliances
Chapter 13: Grounding or Earthing Your Off-Grid Solar System
Chapter 14: A Brief Introduction to Electricity
How to measure electric current
The Relationship between Amps, Ohms, Volts, and Watts
Chapter 15: Designing your System
P.V. circuit fundamentals
Electrical circuit rules
Off-Grid System Design
Chapter 16: Beyond Installation
P.V. safety rules
Shut down and start-up procedures
How to shut down off-grid systems
How to power-on an off-grid system
Maintenance and troubleshooting
What can go wrong with solar panels and wiring?
Battery maintenance for off-grid systems
Conclusion