Technical Document:  Handbook of Secondary Storage Batteries and Charge Regulators in Photovoltaic Systems - Final Report

NOTE: All sections are PDF format

• Introduction (112kb)

• Ch. 1 - Summary & Goals of Handbook (78kb)

• Ch. 2 - General Info. for Selection of Batteries (109kb)

• Ch. 3 - Lead-Acid Batteries (3,019kb)

• Ch. 4 - Nickel-Cadmium Batteries (213kb)

• Ch. 5 - Battery Costs in Solar PV Systems (217kb)

• Ch. 6 - Chargers & Voltage Regulators (332kb)

• Ch. 7 - Selection of Battery for PV System (105kb)

• Appendix A (216kb)

• Appendix B (75kb)

Prepared by: Exide Management and Technology Company, 19 West College Avenue, P.O. Box 336 Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067.  Work Performed for The U.S. Department of Energy, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 Under Contract No. 13-2202.  Originally Printed August 1981; Updated 2003 by AzSC Board Members Lane Garrett and Bill Kaszeta.