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Field tested by hundreds of students in schools around the U.S. and Canada, this easy-to-follow text is designed to take an extremely “non-technical” student with zero background in PV, and literally teach them how to design and install a variety of residential PV systems. This text is also designed to help prepare students who wish to sit for industry-accepted certification programs such as the ETA Level 1 PV Certification or the NABCEP PV Certification Program. This 398-page textbook includes the following chapters: Introduction to Photovoltaics Solar Cells and Solar Modules Types of Photovoltaic Systems Basic Electrical Concepts Parts of the PV System Conducting a Site Survey Designing the System Paperwork Installing the Balance of Systems Testing and Commissioning the System System Maintenance and Troubleshooting, also included… Chapter Objectives Chapter Review Questions 25 Hands-On Labs Hundreds of Illustrations and Tables Easy-to-Read narrative Highlighted and Indexed Terms