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This section of the Guidebook is intended to provide external references to photovoltaic power.  This is just a sampling of the information out there. The links listed are intended to give others a starting place.

The first table provides broad knowledge based links to help further your understanding of photovoltaics.  The links in this table are ones with no commercial interests.

Photovoltaic Systems

Knowledge References

Category

Topic

Discussion

Link

Electrical Installation

National Electric Code Requirements

Very good article with plenty of drawings and other references

Photovoltaic Power Systems &  the NEC

Photovoltaic Knowlege

General article on photovoltaic power

This Wikipedia article is good, but also serves as a launch page for related articles.

Wikipedia - Photovoltaics

Consumer Guide

Buying a Solar Electric System

Article put out by the State of California to guide people in determining whether they should purchase a PV system

Buying a PV System

Launch Page 

Links on Photovoltaics

A lot of good references can be obtained here.

Photovoltaics for Homes

The following table contains a very few of the companies that sell photovoltaic components.  Largely these are either the companies that I purchased products from, or those that I reviewed when writing this article.  I encourage you to shop around before buying your own components.  In all likelihood, you’ll find better deals than I did.

Photovoltaic Systems

Sample of Components for Sale

Category

Company

Discussion

Link

Solar Panels

(Photovoltaic)

Civic Solar

This company was a cheap as any I reviewed.  They sell other components as well, but I didn’t review them.  Call them to make sure something is in stock.

Solar Panels

Charge Controllers

Solar Blvd

This company had a good price on Morningstar Charge Controllers, so I went with them

Solarblvd

Inverters - non Grid Tie

Inverter Supply

They had about the best deals on non-grid tie inverters

Inverter Supply

Inverters - Grid Tie

Solarhome

For the Sunny Boy 3000 watt grid tie inverter I referenced in this article, they had the best deal.  My advice - shop around; there is a lot of differences in prices for grid tie inverters

Solarhome

Deep Cycle Batteries

 

I didn’t provide a link for this as you would probably have to pick the up locally. Caution - ensure the batteries are true deep cycle, not deep cycle marine.  Golf cart batteries are generally pretty cheap.  I bought through NAPA, but I hear that Walmart sometimes sells cheap Golf cart batteries.