Do-it-Yourself Solar and Wind Energy System: DIY Off-grid and On-grid Solar Panel and Wind Turbine System
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Eric Layton, an engineer in the solar industry who installs solar panels, wrote this guide for readers that are trying to build their own solar or wind system. Using pictures, this do-it-yourself (DIY) solar and wind system was built with a battery back-up system. His new book is a comprehensive guide on the design, thought process, equipment, and technique on designing this DIY system. Using photographs taken throughout the building process, he covers why he chose certain components in addition to any issues building and installing. This book was written to help fellow solar and wind enthusiasts, as well as inspire those who would like to build their own solar and wind DIY system.
Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date : February 26, 2015
Language : English
Print length : 76 pages
ISBN-10 : 1508454310
ISBN-13 : 978-1508454311
Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
Dimensions : 8 x 0.18 x 10 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,974,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,324 in Home Design & Construction (Books)
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Customers find the book to be a great starter guide and an interesting read. However, the information quality receives mixed feedback, with some finding it very informative while others say it’s not sufficient. Additionally, several customers express that the book is not worth the money.
13 reviews for Do-it-Yourself Solar and Wind Energy System: DIY Off-grid and On-grid Solar Panel and Wind Turbine System
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Cami Family –
This is a great starter book with clear explanations and a lot of good pictures. It helped me a lot in understanding how to set up a system that included wind energy. The chapters were short but concise giving a firm starting point for anyone interested in having an off-grid system. Now that I have a reasonably firm grip on the language of photovoltaics, it’s time to dig deeper and more in depth study before launching into home power production! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who might have the same questions I had before reading this.
This is a great starter book with clear explanations and a lot of good pictures. It helped me a lot in understanding how to set up a system that included wind energy. The chapters were short but concise giving a firm starting point for anyone interested in having an off-grid system. Now that I have a reasonably firm grip on the language of photovoltaics, it’s time to dig deeper and more in depth study before launching into home power production! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who might have the same questions I had before reading this.
Daniel R. Avila –
good book to know the basic
i got this book to learn about solar and how to build one and it does give you step by step but no much in detail. but over all it a good read and very informational to get a ideal how solar work and know it safe in a process to build one.
JamesBBK –
Good book for beginners
I was happy Eric took the time to explain AND have videos available. It does help seeing it first hand!!
Amazon Customer –
Mostly 12 and 24 volt systems.
Not enough information on 48 volt system.
Ken Kramer –
Five Stars
good useful information for the person just starting
Brent Blackerby –
Would not recommend
I think this book was a way to recuperate from the $10000 cost of this solar system. Another one star review states that this book is a project journal, and it is. I finished it in a few hours. Not much useful info, unless you want to know the cheapest price of panels 6 users ago.
Jerry Slate –
Ok but needs more detail of the why
Good information but like other people said unless your going to biuld one exactly like this it’s not real helpful.
Lopaka –
Five Stars
Good book with interesting and useful information.
Julio César Luviano –
El libro es verdaderamente una pena, muy poca información, no le và ningún cálculo, y aunque ciertamente está lleno de imágenes, si uno no posee el conocimiento técnico necesario, entender los componentes de las imágenes puede llegar a ser complicado o imposible si se está iniciando en el campo; es como llegar y tomar una foto de un motor y sus mecanismos, si no sabes de mecánica poco podrás entender al respecto del por qué de las cosas.No se trata solo de llegar y montar porque asà vi que lo hacÃan en libro; sino entender por qué, cuánto, dónde y cómo. Este pseudo libro no lo recomiendo bajo ninguna circunstancia.Estaba pensando seriamente en devolverlo, pero me apena que los trabajadores de reparto y las personas de empaque y todos los demás involucrados tengan que re trabajar, además del combustible que se tendrÃa que gastar.La pasta y las hojas son de buena calidad, pero referente al contenido es más fácil hallar buena información en el “rincón del vago”.
Michel B. –
excellent
mehdifazal –
I recommend that the author updates this to show current products available to do the same thing in detail to get maximum Benidorm lay people
Lenadjutor –
This book contains many photographs but relies on readers accessing instruction videos on Youtube.If you want a wealth of practical information but do not want to watch videos on Youtube, then this book is not for you.Personally I found “DIY Solar Projects: How to Put the Sun to Work in Your Home” by Eric Smith to be a much more practical and useful book.
Phil –
The author may have potential and may know what he is doing but he is not an author. Such book should not exist. First of all, it is not a Do-it-Yourself book. It is a “This is what we have done book.” There is nothing wrong with sharing his own experience but why mislead the reader from the beginning. I bought this book because I wanted information on how to do it myself, not on seeing a bunch of pictures on how he did it. They say to never judge a book by its cover. That is not quite true. This is one example where the author came up with a beautiful cover in order to compensate for the lack of content. I should have known better, being that it is a self published book. No publishing house would have ever published such a thing. The information (which is not very much) contained in this book along with the numerous pictures should have been put on a Website. A book is not a book simply because you write a few paragraphs on pages with a few pictures and bind the whole thing. And for the price he is asking! Buyer be ware, don’t get caught like I have.