Stand-Alone Solar Electric Systems

this is part of our energy library. as far as books on off-grid solar (as opposed to just the 'off grid' chapter in other books) go, this is the best one on the market that we've come across so far. it features are good amount of overlap with the related grid connected solar electricity systems book, but that's to be expected.

This is a good book for someone brand new to solar and considering having an off-grid system installed.I bought this for a work project to learn more about solar setups for off-grid use and I was a bit disappointed it was not very technical. My background is Mechanical Engineering, not electrical so I wanted something not too technical that I can't understand it, but detailed enough to be able to use as a reference book.It still contained a lot of good introductory information - but I had it read in a weekend and doubt I will really refer back to it much for anything. I'll likely look for a more advanced text to get what I was hoping for.specifically, I wanted more detail on charge controllers and inverters, which I found a bit lacking for my needs.But, yes, I would highly recommend this to someone brand new to solar power.

This book is a very simple papers for small users and not for profissionals I do not recommend it at all

It gives the basics of designing stand alone solar electric systems for home applications or small systems, with valuable hints on the selection of materials and system's components.Recommended