Photovoltaic Laboratory

<p>Photovoltaic Laboratory: Safety Code-Compliance and Commercial Off-the-Shelf Equipment is the only textbook that offers students the opportunity to design build test and troubleshoot practical PV systems based on commercially available equipment. Complete with electrical schematics layouts and step-by-step installation instructions this hands-on laboratory manual: </p><ul> <li>Promotes safety first by covering working in extreme weather conditions personal protective equipment working at heights electrical safety and power tool safety</li> <li>Includes chapters on trade math DC/AC electrical circuits and assessing a property for a photovoltaic system (e.g. surveying the available space shading and solar harvest)</li> <li>Discusses aspects of mechanical and electric integration specific to different roof types and characterizing a PV module under different levels of irradiation and ambient temperature</li> <li>Addresses the design installation and testing of off-grid PV systems with DC-only loads and with DC and AC loads as well as 2.4 kw DC grid-tied PV systems with microinverters and string inverters</li> <li>Trains students on exactly the sort of equipment that they will encounter in the field so they gain valuable experience and skills that translate directly to real-world applications</li> </ul><p><b>Photovoltaic Laboratory: Safety Code-Compliance and Commercial Off-the-Shelf </b>provides<b> </b>in-depth project-driven instruction on everything from attaching brackets and flashing to modeling PV cells modules and arrays. This textbook is ideal preparation for those seeking a career in the PV industry—from system installers and designers to quality assurance and sales/marketing personnel.</p>