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Issue #210 January 2008
INTELLIGENT ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Solar-Powering the Circuit Cellar
Part 2: From the Ground Up
by Steve Ciarcia
Start | Problem Solved | Pole Mounts | Under Construction | Success at Last | Sources & PDF
SOURCES & PDF
Steve Ciarcia is an electronics engineer and computer consultant with experience in process control, digital design, and product development. He founded Circuit Cellar in 1988 and currently serves as the magazine’s editorial director. You may contact him at steve.ciarcia@circuitcellar.com.
RESOURCES
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), www.ctinnovations.com/funding/ccef/about.php.
P. Davidson, “Shocking Electricity Prices Follow Deregulations,” USA Today, August 10, 2007.
J. Dunlop, Photovoltaic Systems, American Technical Publications, Inc., Homewood, IL, 2007.
POWER-FAB, “Series 225-8/80 Top-Of-Pole Mount Installation Instructions,” 2005.
Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc., www.sunlightsolar.com.
SunPower Corp., “SPR-205-BLK Residential PV Module,” 001-12153, 2006.
———, “SPR-210 High Efficiency PV Module,” 001-03296, 2006.
———, “SPRx High Efficiency Inverters,” 001 08227, 2006.
SOURCES
Series 225-8/80 Top-of-pole mount
POWER-FAB
www.power-fab.com
SPR-205-BLK and SPR-210 PV Modules
SunPower Corp.
www.sunpowercorp.com
PV Module racks
UniRac, Inc.
www.unirac.com
GT Series grid tie solar inverters
Xantrex Technology, Inc.
www.xantrex.com
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