The textbook covers the principles of photovoltaics and how to effectively incorporate it into stand-alone or utility-connected electrical systems. Detailed illustrations clarify the concepts behind photovoltaic-system operation, while photographs of actual installations show how components are integrated to form complete photovoltaic systems.The Maryland-based National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Electrical Industry has published an installation guide for solar energy systems.
The guide, called "Photovoltaic Systems," was authored by Jim Dunlop, leading renewable energy expert and curriculum specialist for NJATC, with Todd Stafford, senior director of instrumentation, alternative energy and International Training Center operations for NJATC as technical editor.
The textbook covers the principles of photovoltaics and how to effectively incorporate it into stand-alone or utility-connected electrical systems. Detailed illustrations clarify the concepts behind photovoltaic-system operation, while photographs of actual installations show how components are integrated to form complete photovoltaic systems.
The guide also includes an accompanying CD-ROM that provides interactive worksheets, quizzes, calculators, video clips and animated graphics depicting photovoltaic principles and operation and links to additional resources. The work is published and available through American Technical Publications.
"Renewable resources such as solar power have become increasingly important, but no authoritative reference to the design, installation and evaluation of photovoltaic systems existed within the industry," Stafford said in a statement. "This work is not just the first but the only textbook currently available in the field."
The NJATC is a joint program of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors Association. The program has trained journeymen in the design and installation of solar energy systems for more than a decade.
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