Parrish Photovoltaic Laboratory

Safety, Code-Compliance, and Commercial Off-the-Shelf Equipment
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4822-4444-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 390 Seiten

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:

- Promotes "safety first" by covering working in extreme weather conditions, personal protective equipment, working at heights, electrical safety, and power tool safety

- 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)

- 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

- 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

- 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

Photovoltaic Laboratory: Safety, Code-Compliance, and Commercial Off-the-Shelf provides 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.

Zielgruppe

Those seeking a career in the photovoltaic (PV) industry—from PV system installers and designers to quality assurance and sales/marketing personnel.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parrish, Peter T.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energieverteilung, Stromnetze
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Energie
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Elektrotechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

How to Use This Textbook

The Author

Safety

Introduction

Student Learning Objectives

Working in Extreme Weather Conditions

The Hot, Dry Climate

The Cold Climate

Understanding Heat Stress

Heat Exhaustion—Symptoms and Appropriate Responses

Heat Stroke—Symptoms and Appropriate Responses

Dehydration—Symptoms and Appropriate Responses

Hypothermia—Symptoms and Appropriate Responses

Frostbite—Symptoms and Appropriate Responses

Preventing Heat or Cold Stress

General Safety Training

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Eye Protection and Gloves

Protective Helmets (a/k/a Hard Hats)

Aprons

Footwear

Working at Heights

Safety Barriers

Guardrail Systems

Safety Netting

Personal Fall Arrest: Body Harnesses

Rescue Plan

Ladders and Ladder Safety

Electrical Safety

Overhead Power Lines

Operating Electrical Equipment

Moving and Carrying Heavy Objects

Roofs and Attics

Lockout/Tagout

Safety Posters

Notes

References

Trade Math for PV—Measurements, Units, and Calculations

Introduction

Student Learning Objectives

The Decimal System of Notation

Scientific Notation (Exponential Notation [Base 10])

Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing in SN

Multiplication and Division

Addition and Subtraction

Metric System and Prefixes

Nonstandard Units of Measure

Rational Fractions, Decimal Fractions, Ratios, and Percentages

A–B Comparison

Change of a Value (over Time)

Student Exercises

A–B Comparison

Significant Digits and Precision

Conversion from Metric Units to Imperial (English) Units and Back

Basic Algebra

Ohm’s Law

Watt’s Law<

Über Autor(innen)

Peter T. Parrish is an adjunct professor at Santa Monica College, California. He also teaches at Cerritos College, Norwalk, California, and Irvine Valley College, Irvine, California. In addition, he has taught at Pierce College, Woodland Hill, California; College of the Desert, Palm Springs, California; and College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, California, where he developed the solar program and chaired the Alternative Energy and Transportation Technology Department. He has taught and conducted research at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; served as a consultant to MIT Lincoln Laboratories, Lexington, Massachusetts; and held adjunct faculty positions at Northeastern University, Boston, and Drexel University, Philadelphia. He received his BS from the University of Colorado and his Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley, both in physics.