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Issue #211 February 2008
Intelligent Energy Solutions
Solar-Powering the Circuit Cellar
Part 3: Wiring & Electronics
by Steve Ciarcia
Start | Back to the Solar Panels | Wiring and Inverters | It's All About Architecture | Maximum Power Point Tracking | So, Does it Work? | Conservation | Soaking Up Some Photons | 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.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, “IEEE1547 Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources With the Electric Power Systems,” 2003.
POWER-FAB, “Series 225-8/80 Top-Of-Pole Mount Installation Instructions,” 2005.
Renewable Resource Data Center, “PVWATTS Energy calculator,” National Renewable Energy Laboratory, http://rredc.
nrel.gov/solar/codes_algs/PVWATTS.
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
LED Bulbs
BestHomeLEDLighting
www.besthomeledlighting.com
EL005 RS-232 Output data logger, EL040 current monitor, and EnviroMon data logging system
PICO Technology
www.picotech.com
Series 225-8/80 Top-of-pole mount
POWER-FAB
www.power-fab.com
INSTEON PowerLinc controller
Smarthome, Inc.
www.smarthome.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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