Off Grid Solar Power Simplified: For Rvs, Vans, Cabins, Boats and Tiny Homes: Seghers, Nick: 9798375486901: Amazon.com: Books

A good practical book to learn basics about the solar system components, how to design and plan a new system, and how to calculate the rating of components you will need. It gives some advice on what is good and what is not, without advertising any specific product. I wish it had more examples of real life systems with more specific examples electrical diagrams: a 100W system, a 500W system, a 1000W system... with more exact detail of how the connections are made (buses, circuit breakers, AWG of the wires and connectors). Maybe it can have an online site with more examples and pictures of professionally built systems. Just as a suggestion. I recommend this book.

Well written, easy to read with clear examples.A practical guide to small solar installations.If thinking of doing it yourself get this book.

“Off Grid Solar Power Simplified” is without a doubt a value added guide on engineering the right solar power system for whatever your application is like an off grid cabin, RV, Tiny Homes, etc. It goes well beyond teaching you how to spell “Solar Power” like so many other books on the subject. The author systematically walks you through the details of how to design a complete system and make it efficient both in energy and in cost. Face it, copper cables are not cheap. He explains the pros and cons of configuring your batteries and solar panels to reduce the cost of your cables used in your system as one example. He also has his own YouTube channel that reinforces the concepts in the book as well. Not all authors have done this. He is definitely a subject matter expert on DIY off grid solar systems and helps you develop an intuitive understanding of the various topics that go into developing your own unique off grid solar power system. This reference has more than paid for itself in the cost savings of doing the design/build of our system. In my opinion it is a must have to take on a project of this caliber and is a great value for the budget minded solar enthusiasts. We have two paper copies and one digital copy on our iPad for easy reference. One copy is kept with our solar power system and the other is in my home office. On the lite side, Engineer's are essentially lazy and I’m an Engineer and Program Manager by profession. We design things based on cost, schedule, and performance and this book is value added to all three areas.

This book goes over each component of a solar system. It’s up to date and explains many technical aspects - choosing proper wire size, fusing and how each component REALLY works. The blueprints at the end really give a good visual and explanation of how all the components come together.

So some good information. Not really any up to date info, in my opinion with a 2022 copyright date, on the newer hybrid systems. Allot of technical info on solar cells, wiring, batteries, etc, but most of the info as far as completed or integrated home systems is not there or minimal. For example, one of the biggest concerns a homeowner might have is how to actually hook up a solar system into the existing power company breaker box......transfer switch ? sub panel critical load panel? or direct existing panel hook up.

So far I'm really liking this book. For me, it's a good introduction to off grid solar.

This book is awesome. It gives you all the information you need in one simple but comprehensive book. I was impressed very well done.

I will be using this as my primary text on solar! I have bought other books on the topic which were not written well, lacking info, frustrating and a waste of my time and money. I wish I started here. Because after finished reading it I feel confident I don’t need another book on the matter. Although I have not begun building…Very well written, easy to read, easy to pull equations out, goes over everything from electrical units, measuring equipment, tools, wiring, connectors, switches, fuses, to the more advanced stuff like batteries, sizing, panels, charge controllers, inverters!! And a few system examples at the end too!!Well done!