The ''Solar Electricity Handbook'' is a yearbook
written by eco-technology author Michael Boxwell.
It is a beginners technical manual for people looking to learn about solar energy and how to generate electricity from
photovoltaic panels
Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. The photovoltaic effect is commercially u ...
.
The book starts with explaining
how solar energy works and then guides the reader through evaluating a solar project, how to design a
photovoltaic system
A photovoltaic system, also PV system or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics. It consists of an arrangement of several components, including solar panels to absorb and ...
and how to install and maintain it. The book uses the principal example of a small off-grid home, but incorporates a number of other examples throughout the book.
The book is not aimed at people who are already working in the photovoltaic industry.
Updated every year, the book's seventh revision was published in 2013.
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External links
Official website
Technical books
Books about energy issues
Solar power