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Planning and Sizing Tools

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Categories

  1. Beginners' Resources 35
  2. How-to PDF's or Ebook's 42
  3. Planning and Sizing Tools 31
  4. Product Manuals 159
    1. Solar Charge Controller's 11
    2. Inverter's 36
    3. BMS 33
    4. Software 27
  5. Code Compliancy Articles: NEC/ABYC/UL 18
  6. Battery Cell Data Sheets 86

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Galvanic Reaction Chart - Fastener 2024-03-26
Galvanic Reaction Chart - Fastener
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YouLoveSolar Wire Size Calculator (highly customizable) v2024.02.19.01
All wire information in one table.
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372
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PVBatts
PVWatts for batteries
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Ampacities of copper and aluminum busbars comparison table. 2022-07-04
Busbars
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341
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Engineering Handbook for Copper and Aluminum Conductor Electrical Cables 2018
Engineering Data for Copper and Aluminum Conductor Electrical Cables
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336
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AMPACITIES OF COPPER BUS BARS 2021-06-02
AMPACITIES OF COPPER BUS BARS
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SanTan Solar Panel roundup May 2021 0.1
Comparison spreadsheet of most solar panels offered on SanTan solar mid-may 2021.
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689
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FORD Transit BEMM - 2016.5 2021-02-19
Ford Body and Equipment Mounting Manual
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483
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Wind Resources
Various resources for evaluating if Wind is right for you
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Battery and Solar Planning Tool Based on Representative Weather Data B70.0 Revised
Estimate generator run events given camping location and energy use
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GROUND-FAULT ANALYSIS AND PROTECTION IN PV ARRAYS 2020-12-15
The NEC requirement for ground fault protection.
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SIZING FUSES FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS PER THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 2020-12-15
How to calculate fuse values for your PV array
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Outline for selecting System Voltage. FilterGuy
Outline for selecting System Voltage. 2020-12-12
12V? 24V? 48V?? How do I choose.
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552
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Busbar selection table. 2020-11-07
Copper busbar sizing guide from copper.org
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Sizing Busbars
A chart to aid in determining width and thickness of copper busbars.
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PHOTOVOLTAIC GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
European solar calculator
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PV array temperature correction table (NEC 2017) 2017
This NEC table simplifies sizing solar array and charge controller for low temperatures
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LCEC Household Wattage Worksheet 2020-05-25
Running and LRA Watts Estimation
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12v DC Wire Selection Chart 2020-05-25
Blue Sea Systems ABYC E-11
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422
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Victron MPPT Calculator 2020-05-19
Choose a Victron Charge Controller by Solar Panel Specs
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3,548
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