This book is a simple and entertaining introduction to Solar Electric, a must for everybody who is interested in the photovoltaic process or who plans to live in a solar home. It is also a statement for clean energy and for an environmentally healthy lifestyle. The reader will be introduced to the basic electrical terms and the components of a solar system. Practical tips, including names and numbers, will give the reader some idea about reliable products and manufacturers. It comes complete with index, glossary, and charts.
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The first edition of this book found it's readers who apreciated the easy and funny style. This second edition is the fourth print and, with the rising interest in solar energy, will mostlikely require another printing in this year of 2001. The author seems to have his way of bringing a complex issue to the reader's attention. We received mail from people who just red it for the fun of it.
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I have always been interested in educating people. Working in the field of Solar Electric taught me that most people did not understand the subject well enough. So I started educating people until one day the suggestion for this book came up. It took me three years to realize this seemingly simple task to get this book into print. But I think it was worth all the effort.
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Non-technical, entry-level solar electric book for beginners,
By Neil Milani (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Easy Guide to Solar Electric (Paperback)
I'm a technically-oriented, DIY person and I was looking for a solar electric book to help me with my small-scale, residential installation. I already have most of the background on photovoltaic systems and needed more of a "Here's-how-you-do-it" book. Although amusing and easily read, I found this book useful for someone who is starting to think about solar power and needs a light hand to make them feel more at ease about what a system will and will not do. This is not a book for someone needing a DIY guide or a "How-to" manual. It's not a bad book - just not useful for my needs.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Introducion,
This review is from: The Easy Guide to Solar Electric (Paperback)
I am a builder and owner of the Natural House. I reviewed Mr. Piepers book and found it an excellent introduction for entry level solar customers. My electrician says: "finally a book not clutterd with useless and too detailed information". Personally I like the humor in this book and give the book as a present to every home owner I build a house for. Thank you Mr. Pieper for the excellent work!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good book for novices - like me!,
By blbkwrm (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Easy Guide to Solar Electric (Paperback)
This book is silly and that is what helps me past the confusion of amps and watts and volts and cables. This is my most recent education in electrical engineering since fifth grade (and fixing some lamps and switches) and I am so glad I got this book and the installation manual.
Want to avoid mistakes. Some people may not like silly stories and humorous nonfiction. But for some of us, the humor both is illustrative, gives time to digest the technical ideas. Great beginning book, does not scare me away from solar electric and that's exactly what I hoped for.
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This book is designed to answer some of your questions about solar energy, such as, why would one choose solar energy over conventional energy? Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Passive Solar House: Using Solar Design to Heat and Cool Your Home (Real Goods Independent Living Book) by James Kachadorian on page 166
- Roman Empire by Colin Well on page 81
- The Easy Guide to Solar Electric Part II, Installation Manual by Pieper Adi in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Notes from a Dying Planet, 2004-2006: One Scientist's Search for Solutions by Paul Brown on page 292, and Back Matter
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