Photovoltaic Power Systems And the 2005 National Electrical Code, and other reference material
On September 23, 2007 in Links
Wandering around the internet often leads to vast stores of information you didn’t know existed.
Here is another one I found today:
http://shop.altenergystore.com/pdfs/photovoltaic_NEC_code_practices2005.pdf
This is 143 pages of pdf goodness. I only wish I had my own laser printer to make a paper copy of it. Electronic documents often annoy me as I don’t have good connectivity at the house.
Some even better news though, is that the site that pdf is hosted at has a rather extensive online reference library involving solar energy.
- Reference Materials
- Building Best Practices Series
- Glossary of Alternative Energy Terms
- How to Size Wiring and Cabling for Your System
- National Electric Code and Solar Electric Systems
- Power Ratings (typical) for Common Appliances
- Solar Insolation Map - Caribbean, Mexico & Central America
- Solar Insolation Map - South America
- Solar Insolation Data - USA Cities
- Solar Insolation Map - USA
- Solar Insolation Map - World
- Wind Resource Map for Mexico
- Wind Resource Data for USA, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
I’ll go ahead and add the link to the references section of the site, as this is some valuable stuff.
Also found this on their site:
Noting a relevant/alternate source of great info.. just found this:
http://www.inspect-ny.com/electric/electric.htm
From a NYS licensed inspector (Daniel Friedman) — he keeps a good cache of info, including how, why, and why not to do things a certain way (a few good destruction photos to explain why not are included..).
A quick dig through this site reveals a *LOT* of electrical knowledge; and upward from there, more general knowledge yet. Enjoy!
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