Charge Controllers for pico PV and Solar Home Systems

phocos - Solutions for the autonomous utilization of solar energy.

Steca - as a leading supplier of products for the solar electronics industry, Steca sets the international standard for the regulation and control of solar energy systems.

Morningstar - Morningstar Corporation is a world-leading supplier of photovoltaic (PV) controllers and inverters using advanced technology. Morningstar's mission is to enhance the global market position as the market and technological leader in PV electronics.

Books and Reports

	Köthe Hans. (1996). Stromversorgung mit Solarzellen. Franzis Verlag.
	Lasnier, France, Ang, Tony, G. (1990). Photovoltaic Engineering Handbook. IOP Publishing.
	Hansen, A. D. et al. 2000: Models for a Stand-Alone PV System, Riso-R-1219(EN) / SEC-R-12, Riso National Laboratory, Roskilde December 2000.
	Dunlop, J.P.: Batteries and Charge Control in Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems Fundamentals and Application; Florida Solar Energy Center, prepared for Sandia National Laboratories, Photovoltaic Systems Applications Dept, January 1997.
	Handbook of Secondary Storage Batteries and Charge Regulators in Photovoltaic Systems; Final Report, prepared by Exide Technologies, orginally Printed August 1981.
	Usher, E.P., Ross, M.D.: Recommended practices for charge controllers; CANMET, Energy Diversification Research Laboratory, Renewable Energy and Hybrid Group, IEA IEA PVPS T3-05:1998.
	Andersson, B. et al.: Lead-Acid Battery Guide for Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems; IEA Task III, Report IEA-PVPS 3-06:1999.

Papers & Articles - Charge Controllers & Batteries

Parimita, M. et al., 2010, Centralized solar lantern charging station under 'lighting a billion lives' campaign: a technological evolution Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Volume 18, Issue 7, pages 516-534, November 2010