The author's second book is a hands-on book on how to install a solar electrical system. It covers, every aspect of a solar installation in great detail, including: electrical theory with emphasis on DC wiring, system design, electrical code, as well as components of a solar system down to quirks, nuts, and bolts. In its humorous language the book also looks at alternative energy politics, policies, and the industry through a critical eye.
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This book is packed with information that is easy to understand and implement. It is very well written... -- Writer's Digest 13th Annual International Self-Publish Book Awards
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Adi Pieper is a native of Germany but has lieved and worked in this country since 1985. Since 1991 he has worked in the Solar Electrical field in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is an Electrical Contractor and the President of ADI Solar. He also teaches classes on Renewable Energy.
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I purchased to books from Amazon...this one and "Photovoltaics: Design & Installation". In the begininning of this book the author says that you should not try installing an PV system, leave it to the professionals. It kind of contradicts the title doesn't it? Maybe he should have said that on the cover. Being a pretty good DIY person I found that this book provides very little practical information on hiow to actually install a solar system. It lacks detail in in describing materials and "How To" guideance. A much better choice is "Photovoltacs: Design & Installation". Very detailed instructions with examples. There are work problems at the end of chapters to test your understanding. An excellent book
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Pieper has a lot of practical knowledge but some things he writes are plain wrong. On page 17 he writes: "The frequency of the sine wave is measured as Hz per second" (should be cycles per second which is Hz). On page 18 he says: "the sine wave [is] 220 volts between two peaks" (should be 311 v; 220 is the RMS voltage). On page 23 he says: "amp hours [are] also refered to as amps per hour or amp/hours" (not true). In page 27 he writes: "At some point, the resistance gets so high that it creates heat inside the conductor" (there is always resistance and heat, the problem is the temperature rises too high). He also is convinced the minerals in petroleum jelly help conductivity on the battery terminals (pp. 123&159) and says "search current" when he means "surge current" (pp. 120&125). Whole pages are such confusing technical nonsense that it is impossible to to give a short account. He self published - he should have had a technically competent person help him with theory and a good how-to book editor help with the practical stuff. I'm sure he is a very competent electrician and there is some good practical information in the book, but it is nowhere near as advertised.
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This review is from: The Easy Guide to Solar Electric Part II, Installation Manual (Paperback)
By title, this book claims to be a "how to" guide. The first section, however, belies this by explaining that you should leave it to professionals. Having thus disposed of the technical aspects, the author fills the remainder of the product with self-righteous, ultra-greenie, anti-capitalist claptrap, unsupported by fact or even verifiable cites. Not even well written propaganda, and most certainly not useful to anyone wishing to learn anything useful about installing a PV system.
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An interesting example of how cunning these lawmakers are is their tactic to include a provision in my in any number of bills-such as the Energy Security Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in August 2001, to give one ridiculous example-to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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An interesting example of how cunning these lawmakers are is their tactic to include a provision in my in any number of bills-such as the Energy Security Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in August 2001, to give one ridiculous example-to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gassing voltage, charge controller, battery bank, panel voltage, disconnect box, amp meter, lead peroxide, bonding jumper, system voltage, solar applications, main disconnect, damaged wire, copper windings, main breaker, wire size, wind generator, many amps, solar home, electrical terms, battery box, lead sulfate, solar array Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Easy Guide to Solar Electric, second edition by Pieper Adi in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- What Is Electricity (Three Centuries of Science in America) by J. T. Trowbridge on page 15
- E45.1 National Electric Code Video by Cengage Learning Delmar in Back Matter
- Das Kapital, Gateway Edition (Skeptical Reader) by Karl Marx on page 144
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