Field tested by hundreds of students in schools around the U.S. and Canada, this easy-to-follow text is designed to take an extremely “non-technical” student with zero background in PV, and literally teach them how to design and install a variety of residential PV systems. This text is also designed to help prepare students who wish to sit for industry-accepted certification programs such as the ETA Level 1 PV Certification or the NABCEP PV Certification Program. This 398-page textbook includes the following chapters:
Introduction to Photovoltaics
Solar Cells and Solar Modules
Types of Photovoltaic Systems
Basic Electrical Concepts
Parts of the PV System
Conducting a Site Survey
Designing the System
Paperwork
Installing the Balance of Systems
Testing and Commissioning the System
System Maintenance and Troubleshooting, also included…
Chapter Objectives
Chapter Review Questions
25 Hands-On Labs
Hundreds of Illustrations and Tables
Easy-to-Read narrative
Highlighted and Indexed Terms
