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| Title | Type |
Date |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Program Plan for Photovoltaic Buildings in Florida |
Technical Reports |
January 1999 |
This document outlines plans developed by the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) to support photovoltaic buildings application in the state through the first decade of the 21st century. |
| Performance Assessment of Photovoltaic Attic Ventilator Fans |
Case Studies |
May 2000 |
A case study of photovoltaic attic ventilator fans was conducted on an occupied single family home in Central Florida. Two fans were installed at mid-summer in an instrumented home where attic air temperature, meteorological conditions and space cooling electric power were measured. |
| Recommendations for Maximizing Battery Life in Photovoltaic Systems: A Review of Lessons Learned |
Technical Reports |
April 2001 |
Notes, observations and recommendations about the use of batteries in small stand-alone photovoltaic system drawn from over a decade of research at FSEC. The most critical findings were battery life and the importance of an adequate PV array-to-load ratio. |
| Problems and Solutions: Training Disaster Organizations of the Use of PV |
Technical Reports |
June 2003 |
Experience has shown that photovoltaic systems can be used effectively to support electrical power during emergencies. |
| Study Guide for Photovoltaic System Installers and Sample Examination Questions |
How-To Guides |
September 2003 |
This study guide presents some of the basic cognitive material that individuals who install and maintain PV systems should understand. |
| Geographic Variation in Potential of Rooftop Residential Photovoltaic Electric Power Production in the United States |
Technical Reports |
August 2004 |
This paper describes a geographic evaluation of Zero Energy Home (ZEH) potential, specifically an assessment of residential roof-top solar electric photovoltaic (PV) performance around the United States and how energy produced would match up with very-efficient and super-efficient home designs. |
| Disasters: Photovoltaics for Special Needs |
Technical Reports |
August 2005 |
This paper emphasizes on the needs to protect special needs people because of their health conditions and evaluates the approaches to prevent injury. Disaster resistant homes with a renewable energy source would reduce shelter efforts, emotional stress and recovery costs. |
| Renewable Energy and Disaster-Resistant Buildings |
Technical Reports |
August 2005 |
The purpose of this paper is to minimize the destruction and disruption caused by natural disasters with implementation of disaster resistant buildings .This approaches uses the best energy efficient buildings, fortified to the latest codes and incorporative renewable energy systems. T |
| Inspector Guidelines for PV Systems |
How-To Guides |
March 2006 |
Guidelines included in this report form a framework for inspecting and permitting PV systems. Guidelines are divided into two stages: plan checking and field inspection. The objective of these guidelines is to facilitate the installation of safe PV systems at minimal cost. |
| Trends in Utility Green Pricing Programs (2005) |
Technical Reports |
October 2006 |
This report presents year-end 2005 data on utility green pricing programs, and examines trends in consumer response and program implementation over time. |