| | |  | Sustainable Housing | Home » » Photovoltaics for Professionals: Solar Electric Systems Marketing, Design and Installation | | | | | | | Description: | | * Provides essential guidance for electricians, technicians, builders, architects and building engineers who want to get involved in this expanding industry.
* Describes the practicalities of marketing, designing and installing photovoltaic systems
* Contains over 100 full-color illustrations, numerous case studies and examples of best practice
The installation of photovoltaic systems has become a new and rapidly expanding field of activity for the building industry as interest in solar energy grows, providing excellent business prospects. Photovoltaics for Professionals describes the practicalities of working with photovoltaics, from marketing and selling photovoltaic products to designing and installing photovoltaic systems (both grid-tied and stand-alone). The book answers all the questions a beginner in the industry would need to ask, as well as serving as an ongoing work of reference. It also provides designers and installers with a practical introduction to designing and installing high quality solar electric systems and gives a comprehensive overview of the major photovoltaic market sectors. Containing over 100 full-color illustrations, figures and photographs, it offers practical step-by-step examples and an abundance of helpful tips. The appendices include essential data on standards, codes and guidelines.
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978-1-84407-131-9, and Applied Photovoltaics (2007) 978-1-84407-401-3 | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Falk Antony | | Paperback:
| 215 pages | | Publisher:
| Earthscan Publications Ltd. | | Publication Date:
| 2007-06 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1844074617 | | Package Length:
| 9.37 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.47 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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 Excellent Overview of Solar PV InstallationsMay 25, 2009
This book gives a very structured and comprehensive overview of planning and installing solar photovoltaic systems, both on and off grid. The book is concise and well illustrated with many diagrams. I recommend it highly.
12 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Rip OffJan 31, 2009
If you want the same useless information repeated over and over, buy this book at an outrageous price. First chapters are filled with used-car salesman pitches of voodoo global warming hoax nonsense trying to sell solar power, when it is unneccessary. It is the same nonsense repeated over and over. When this tiny manual finally begins to cover actual useful PV theory, science, and procedure it falls short of better and more complete manuals like PHTOVOLTAICS: DESIGN AND INSTALLATION MANUAL.
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
GOOD READSep 04, 2008
THIS BOOK IS A GOOD READ. IT COVERS SOME OF WHAT I'VE ALREADY READ IN OTHER BOOKS, BUT I'M NOT DONE YET. I BELIEVE WHAT IS COMING UP IN THE BOOK IS MORE RELATIVE TO INSTALLING AND SETTING UP SYSTEMS THAN WHAT I'VE SEEN IN OTHER BOOKS SO FAR. ALSO THERE ARE GOOD POINTERS ON OWNING A SOLAR BUSINESS. I'D RECOMMEND IT TO THOSE LOOKING TO LEARN ABOUT SOLAR BUSINESS AND BASICS ON SYSTEM DESIGN.
12 of 19 found the following review helpful:
ExcellentJan 27, 2008
Excellent book for someone who is interested in up to date information and learning more about becoming professionally involved with solar energy.
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