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-   **Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems: A Handbook of Recommended Design
    Practices** (SAND87-7023). Soft cover, spiral-bound, 436 pages.
    Presents recommended design practices for stand-alone photovoltaic
    (PV) systems. System-level tradeoffs necessary for any PV
    application are discussed. Presented are: a system sizing method
    that can be completed without access to a computer, instructions and
    blank worksheets, and 15 specific examples of PV systems designed to
    meet a wide range of applications. Each example includes sizing,
    design, hardware specifications, installation description, and cost
    information.
    [http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/PDF/Stand%20Alone.pdf](http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/PDF/Stand Alone.pdf)

-   **Maintenance and Operation of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems**
    Soft cover, spiral-bound, 247 pages. A guide for engineers,
    planners, maintenance supervisors, and all maintenance personnel
    involved in the operation, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and
    maintenance of PV systems. It is designed to be used in the field by
    the personnel performing the actual inspection, maintenance, or
    repair of solar power systems.
    <http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/PDF/98TLREF13.pdf>

-   **Working Safely with Photovoltaic Systems** Soft cover, 27 pages.
    This booklet contains safety recommendations for people who work
    with PV systems.
    <http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/PDF/workingsafely.pdf>

-   **Water Pumping: The Solar Alternative** (SAND87-0804). Soft cover,
    56 pages. Provides an introduction to understanding the
    characteristics, including economics, of PV-powered water pumping
    systems. Although thousands of these systems exist worldwide, many
    potential users do not know how to decide whether or not PV pumping
    systems are an attractive option for them. This report provides
    current information on design options, feasibility assessment, and
    system procurement so that the reader can make an informed decision
    about water pumping systems, especially those powered with PV.
    <http://www.prod.sandia.gov/cgi-bin/techlib/access-control.pl/1987/870804.pdf>

-   **Renew the Parks** Soft cover, spiral-bound, 47 pages. Sandia\'s PV
    Systems Assistance Center staff worked with the National Park
    Service (NPS) in 1994 to survey and assess current PV systems and
    potential application opportunities throughout 367 NPS units. This
    document, which is a summary of the results of that survey, also
    identifies barriers to PV use and includes listings of NPS existing
    PV systems and proposed PV projects, NPS guidelines on environmental
    emissions and electrical power generation, and a draft
    Sandia-generated renewable energy site assessment.
    <http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/PDF/rnwprks.pdf>

-   **Renew the Forests** (SAND96-1466). Soft cover, spiral-bound, 59
    pages. The USDA Forest Service and DOE, through Sandia's PV Systems
    Assistance Center, formed a partnership to expand the use of
    photovoltaics and other renewable energy systems in the nation's
    forests. Its work includes a comprehensive survey of current Forest
    Service use of photovoltaics, and the development of pilot projects.
    The survey identified more than 500 existing photovoltaic systems
    and better than 98 percent owner satisfaction with the systems'
    performance. In addition, more than 200 potential applications for
    photovoltaic systems were identified based on current power needs.
    This document describes the results of the first phase of this work
    and gives synopses of 11 of its pilot projects.
    <http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/PDF/forests.pdf>

-   **Renew the Public Lands** (SAND96-2660). Soft cover, spiral-bound,
    44 pages. The Bureau of Land Management and DOE, through Sandia
    National Laboratories, have partnered to expand the use of PV and
    other renewable energy sources within the BLM. This publication
    describes and documents a comprehensive survey of current BLM PV
    use, and describes the success of several pilot projects.
    <http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/PDF/rnwprks.pdf>

-   **Evaluating Photovoltaic Applications** (SAND93-0120). Soft cover,
    11 pages. Booklet to help decision makers in electric utilities
    identify and evaluate possible applications for photovoltaics.
    <http://www.prod.sandia.gov/cgi-bin/techlib/access-control.pl/1993/930120.pdf>

-   **Photovoltaic Systems for Utilities** (SAND90-1378). Soft cover, 20
    pages. This report discusses the use of PV technology within the
    electric utility industry. Current, cost-effective
    applications\--those with immediate payback periods\--are
    illustrated. Readers are given key technical factors that should be
    considered in determining whether PV is an appropriate choice to
    meet their energy needs.
    <http://www.prod.sandia.gov/cgi-bin/techlib/access-control.pl/1990/901378.pdf>

-   **Photovoltaic Power as a Utility Service: Guidelines for Livestock
    Water Pumping** (SAND93-7043). Soft cover, 116 pages. Technical
    report on how to use PV for pumping water for livestock, primarily
    aimed at utilities. Includes utilities\' experiences with this
    option.
    <http://www.prod.sandia.gov/cgi-bin/techlib/access-control.pl/1993/937043.pdf>

-   **The Interconnection Issues of Utility-Intertied Photovoltaic
    Systems** (SAND87-3146). Soft cover, 28 pages. For PV to realize its
    potential as a significant contributor to U.S. energy requirements,
    PV systems must be capable of benign interconnections with existing
    electric utility systems. Technical questions, including such issues
    as how the PV system will respond to the dynamics of the utility
    system and how it will impact the quality of the utility\'s voltage
    and power, have to be discussed. In an effort to understand these
    questions and their answers, the National PV Program has amassed a
    significant data base concerning PV/utility interface issues. This
    report discusses technical issues associated directly with the
    PV/utility interface.
    <http://www.prod.sandia.gov/cgi-bin/techlib/access-control.pl/1987/873146.pdf>

-   **The Interconnection of Photovoltaic Power Systems with the Utility
    Grid: An Overview for Utility Engineers** (SAND94-1057). Soft cover,
    40 pages. This report examines various aspects of and issues
    associated with the growing interest in interconnecting PV systems
    with utilities. Included are sections on barriers to widespread use,
    specific system design issues, utility-specific issues, and an
    overview of the design and installation process. It also presents a
    guide to applicable codes, standards, and related documents.
    Identifying and solving the potential problems associated with
    utility interconnection of dispersed power generation systems will
    assist in enabling the technology to develop and emerge into the
    marketplace.
    <http://www.prod.sandia.gov/cgi-bin/techlib/access-control.pl/1987/873146.pdf>

-   **Photovoltaic Power Systems and The National Electrical Code:
    Suggested Practices** (SAND2001-0674). Soft cover, spiral bound, 140
    pages. This guide provides information on the NEC and how it relates
    to PV systems. It is not intended to interpret or replace the NEC;
    it merely paraphrases the NEC and aligns information contained in
    the NEC with PV subsystems. This material is not intended to be a
    design guide nor an instruction manual for an untrained person.
    Furthermore, it is not intended to cover all aspects of the NEC or
    PV systems\--it must be used in conjunction with the full text of
    the NEC.
    [http://www.nmsu.edu/%7Etdi/Photovoltaics/Codes-Stds/PVnecSugPract.html](http://www.nmsu.edu/~tdi/Photovoltaics/Codes-Stds/PVnecSugPract.html)

-   **Solar Photovoltaics for Development Applications** (SAND93-1642).
    Soft cover, 48 pages. Introduces PV technology to those specializing
    in development activities. Examples of actual installations
    illustrate the many services supplied by PV systems in development
    applications, including water pumping, lighting, health care,
    refrigeration, communications, and a variety of productive uses. The
    various aspects of the technology are explored to help potential
    users evaluate whether PV can assist in achieving their
    organizational goals. Basic system design, financing techniques, and
    the importance of infrastructure are included, along with additional
    sources of information and major U.S. PV system suppliers.
    <http://www.prod.sandia.gov/cgi-bin/techlib/access-control.pl/1993/931642.pdf>

-   **Power Where You Need It: The Promise of Photovoltaics**
    (SAND2000-1124). Soft cover, 52 pages. Features 200 color

> photographs of photovoltaic installations throughout the United
> States, illustrating the diversity of PV. Minimal text highlights how
> PV can bene-
>
> fit individual homeowners, utilities, the military, and others.
> Designed to expand the possibilities for using PV as an enabling
> technology. <http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/powerpub.htm>

-   **The Solar Way: Photovoltaics on Indian Lands** (SAND2001-3863P).
    Soft cover, 60 pages. Features 150 color photographs of photovoltaic
    installations located on Indian lands throughout the United States,
    illustrating how PV meets the needs of Indian tribes as they seek to
    abide by the Seven Generations philosophy. Includes tribal and other
    contacts. <http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/solarwaytoc.htm>

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