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Build and Maintain Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective Solar Power Systems for Any Type of Building!
Solar Power in Building Design is a complete guide to designing, implementing, and auditing energy-efficient, cost-effective solar power systems for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. From basic theory through project planning, cost estimating, and manufacturing methods, this vital resource offers you everything needed for solar power design success.
Filled with case studies and illustrations, this state-of-the-art design tool covers new solar technologies; design implementation techniques; energy conservation; the economics of solar power systems; passive solar heating power; and more. Solar Power in Building Design features:
- Step-by-step instructions for designing, implementing, and auditing solar power systems.
- Expert guidance on using solar power in any type of building-from basic theory through project planning, cost estimating, and manufacturing.
- Complete details on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), plus rebate procedures and forms.
Inside this Cutting-Edge Solar Power Toolkit:
- Solar power physics and technology
- Practical guide to solar power design
- Solar power design implementation
- Energy conservation
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
- Sustainable energy rebate
- Economics of solar power systems
- Passive solar heating power
From the Foreword
Dr Peter Gevorkian's Solar Power in Building Design: The Engineer's Complete Design Resource is the third book in a sequence of comprehensive surveys in the field of modern solar energy theory and practice. The technical title does little to betray to the reader (including the lay reader) the wonderful and uniquely entertaining immersion into the world of solar energy.
It is apparent to the reader, from the very first page, that the author is a master of the field and is weaving a story with a carefully designed plot. The author is a great storyteller and begins the book with a romantic yet rigorous historical perspective that includes the contribution of modern physics. A description of Einstein's photoelectric effect, which forms one of the foundations of current photovoltaic devices, sets the tome. We are then invited to witness the tense dialogue (the ac versus dc debate) between two giants in the field of electric energy, Edison and Tesla. The issues, though a century old, seem astonishingly fresh and relevant.
In the smoothest possible way, Dr Gevorkian escorts us in a well-rehearsed manner through a fascinating tour of the field of solar energy – making stops to discuss the basic physics of the technology, the manufacturing process, and detailed system design. Occasionally there is a delightful excursion into subjects such as energy conservation, building codes, and the practical side of project implementation.
All this would have been more than enough to satisfy the versed and unversed in the field of renewable energy. But as all masters, Dr Gevorkian wraps up his textbook in relevance by including a thorough discussion of the current solar initiatives (California being a prototype), and the spectrum of programs and financial incentives that are being created.
Solar Power in Building Design: The Engineer's Complete Design Resource has the seductive quality of being at once an overview and course in solar energy for anyone with or without a technical background. I suspect that this book will likely become a standard reference for all who engage in the emerging renewable energy field.
Dr Danny Petrasek, MD, PhD
California Institute of Technology
About the Author
Peter Gevorkian PhD (Glendale, CA) is President of Vector Delta Design Group, Inc., an electrical engineering and solar power design consulting organization specializing in industrial, commercial and residential projects. In the past several years, the company extended its expertise in the field of renewable energy sources such as solar power, fuel cells and micro-turbine cogeneration. Since 1971, Dr. Gevorkian has been an active member of the Canadian and California Board of Professional Engineers. He has taught computer science, automation control, and has authored several technical papers, in addition to the books Sustainable Energy Systems in Architectural Design and the upcoming Sustainable Energy Systems Engineering.
Table of Contents
Foreword. Introduction. Acknowledgments. Disclaimer Note. Chapter 1: Solar Power System Physics. Chapter 2: Solar Power Technologies. Chapter 3: Solar Power System Design Considerations. Chapter 4: Introduction to Solar Power System Design. Chapter 5: Solar Power Generation Project Implementation. Chapter 6: Energy Conservation. Chapter 7: LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Chapter 8: California Solar Initiative Program. Chapter 9: Economics of Solar Power Systems. Chapter 10: Passive Solar Heating Technologies. Appendix A: Unit Conversion and Design Reference Tables. Appendix B: Photovoltaic System Support Hardware. Appendix C: California Energy Commission Certified Equipment. Appendix D: Historical Time Line of Solar Energy. Appendix E: List of Sustainable Energy Equipment Suppliers and Consultants. Appendix F: Glossary of Renewable Energy Power Systems. Index. |
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