Solar Calculator
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 9:51 am
Folks
I've written a book on solar PV, which is being published in the next month.
Accompanying the book is a web site. It's still being developed at the moment and the whole thing won't be complete for another week or so. As part of the web site, the publishers and I have developed a solar calculator that allows you to enter the load, select where you are in the country and generate your own solar report.
You can go and play with the calculator yourself at http://www.solarelectricityhandbook.com ... lator.aspx
Please remember this is at the 'pre-release' stage, so there are things that need to be improved with regards layout (and putting the rest of the site together), and additional instructions. However, I would very much appreciate any feedback on the calculator itself and the report that is generated.
Incidentally, you need to enter your e-mail address in order to receive the report. Nothing is done with your e-mail address other than your report is e-mailed to it. At this stage, the e-mail address is discarded and not actually stored in any database anywhere.
The report (and the book) is really geared at off-grid applications as opposed to grid-tie, but contains useful information for both.
I would be interested to see how useful people find this calculator. If you find any gremlins, please let me know so I can make this system as good as possible.
I've written a book on solar PV, which is being published in the next month.
Accompanying the book is a web site. It's still being developed at the moment and the whole thing won't be complete for another week or so. As part of the web site, the publishers and I have developed a solar calculator that allows you to enter the load, select where you are in the country and generate your own solar report.
You can go and play with the calculator yourself at http://www.solarelectricityhandbook.com ... lator.aspx
Please remember this is at the 'pre-release' stage, so there are things that need to be improved with regards layout (and putting the rest of the site together), and additional instructions. However, I would very much appreciate any feedback on the calculator itself and the report that is generated.
Incidentally, you need to enter your e-mail address in order to receive the report. Nothing is done with your e-mail address other than your report is e-mailed to it. At this stage, the e-mail address is discarded and not actually stored in any database anywhere.
The report (and the book) is really geared at off-grid applications as opposed to grid-tie, but contains useful information for both.
I would be interested to see how useful people find this calculator. If you find any gremlins, please let me know so I can make this system as good as possible.