This book is about all the information Kyle learned over his 31 years of interest in solar power. This includes all the information you need to become 100% utility independent. The possibilities of sun electricity (solar power), rain, radiant heat, geothermal, battery banks, inverters, ac-dc lighting, water storage-recycling-filtration, water heating, wire sizing, refrigeration, cooking, fuses, conservation, photovoltaic solar panel positioning/placement, grid-tie, parallel, standalone systems, as well as an overview of how we got here through the inventions of Tesla, Franklin, Einstein, and Edison all are mentioned in this manual.

Solar Independent Utility Systems Manual

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Contents

Works Cited............................................................................vPre-face...............................................................................viiChapter 1) Refrigeration...............................................................1Chapter 2) Water Heating...............................................................3Chapter 3) Electricity.................................................................5Chapter 4) Heating — Vent Free Radiant Heat and Wood Heating.....................7Chapter 5) Solar Panels................................................................9Chapter 6) Battery Banks...............................................................11Chapter 7) Inverters...................................................................15Chapter 8) DC Lighting or Direct Current Lighting......................................17Chapter 9) AC Lighting or Alternating Current Lighting.................................19Chapter 10) DC Power Supply or Direct Current Power Supply.............................21Chapter 11) AC Power Supply or Alternating Current Power Supply........................23Chapter 12) Wire Sizing................................................................25Chapter 13) DC Water Pumping...........................................................27Chapter 14) Water Filtration...........................................................29Chapter 15) Rain Collection System.....................................................31Chapter 16) Spring Water System........................................................33Chapter 17) Water Storage System.......................................................35Chapter 18) Water Recycling System.....................................................37Chapter 19) Cooking Methods............................................................39Chapter 20) Fuses AC and DC............................................................41Chapter 21) Water Conservation System..................................................43Chapter 22) Photovoltaic Solar Array Positioning/Sizing/Placement......................45Chapter 23) Grid-Tie Photovoltaic System...............................................47Chapter 24) Sending Your Power Back to the Grid........................................49Chapter 25) Parallel Photovoltaic System...............................................51Chapter 26) Standalone Photovoltaic System.............................................53Chapter 27) Hydrogen Production........................................................55Chapter 28) Propane Storage............................................................57Chapter 29) Radiant Heat...............................................................59Chapter 30) Geothermal Cooling.........................................................61Chapter 31) Air Conditioning...........................................................63Chapter 32) Insulation.................................................................65Chapter 33) Lightning Harvesting.......................................................67Chapter 34) Conservation...............................................................69Chapter 35) Construction...............................................................71Chapter 36) Powering Electric Vehicles from your Solar System..........................73Chapter 37) Alternative Fuels For Vehicles.............................................75Chapter 38) Water PSI..................................................................77Chapter 39) The Benefits of Going Green................................................79Chapter 40) Power Outages (Grid).......................................................81Chapter 41) Tesla Technology...........................................................83Chapter 42 Franklin....................................................................85Chapter 43) Einstein...................................................................87Chapter 44) Thomas Edison..............................................................89Chapter 45) Watts......................................................................93Chapter 46) Volts......................................................................95Chapter 47) Amps.......................................................................97Chapter 48) Megahertz..................................................................99Chapter 49) Sine Waves.................................................................101Chapter 50) Modified Sine Waves........................................................103Chapter 51) Square (Block) Sine Waves..................................................105Chapter 52) Pure Sine Waves............................................................107FAQ'S..................................................................................109Glossary...............................................................................115Index..................................................................................153

Chapter One

The best experiences I've had with refrigerators and the most long lasting, cost effective models are the LP gas refrigerators (propane gas model refrigerators). They can run off of DC current that does not require an inverter and they are very long lasting. The reliability is outstanding from year to year. They run off of a mixture of ammonia and salt. The process is much like a regular refrigerator except it doesn't have chemical refrigerant that is harmful to the environment. They are highly reliable in the fact that they run off of 12 volt batteries that are recharged by solar panels and have been proven to operate year to year without fail. With proper battery maintenance and sufficient propane storage it has been the most reliable form of refrigeration that I have ever found.

The issues that I have found are easily solved and are the following: 1) Out of propane. 2) Battery simply needs to be changed. If the propane is out simply turn the unit off for 30 seconds, refill, and then turn it back on. If the battery needs to be replaced simply turn the unit off, replace the battery, and then turn the unit back on. The only major but, easily fixed issue happens in the coldest winter season which is that the ammonia/salt mixture can get a small clog of salt. This is easily fixed by tapping the back of the units heating coils to break up the salt clog.

Periodically defrosting the unit is necessary when frost builds up in the freezer section of the cooling unit. The long lasting ability of the refrigerator is the basic equation of propane, battery reserve, and frost maintenance. With proper maintenance previously mentioned you can expect many decades of dependable refrigeration from your propane, solar powered 12 volt refrigerator. Some newer units require no pilot light which saves gas, is safer, and most efficient.

The best part about your solar powered propane refrigerator is the fact that you will never again have to worry about undependable inflationary electric companies that have failed our society and have affected hundreds of millions of families over the past century. You should never trust anyone with the safety of your food except yourself. This is why your solar powered propane refrigerator is the number one...