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1 online resource (742 pages) |
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PHOTOVOLTAICS: System Design and Practice; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Note on the Examples and Costs; List of Symbols; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Photovoltaics -- What's It All About?; 1.2 Overview of this Book; 1.3 A Brief Glossary of Key PV Terms; 1.3.1 Relevant Terminology Relating to Meteorology, Astronomy and Geometry; 1.3.2 PV Terminology; 1.4 Recommended Guide Values for Estimating PV System Potential; 1.4.1 Solar Cell Efficiency?PV; 1.4.2 Solar Module Efficiency?M; 1.4.3 Energy Efficiency (Utilization Ratio, System Efficiency)?E |
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1.4.4 Annual Energy Yield per Installed Kilowatt of Peak Installed Solar Generator Capacity1.4.5 PV Installation Space Requirements; 1.4.6 Cost per Installed Kilowatt of Peak Power; 1.4.7 Feed-in Tariffs; Subsidies; 1.4.8 Worldwide Solar Cell Production; 1.4.9 Installed Peak Capacity; 1.4.10 The Outlook for Solar Cell Production; 1.5 Examples; 1.6 Bibliography; 2 Key Properties of Solar Radiation; 2.1 Sun and Earth; 2.1.1 Solar Declination; 2.1.2 The Apparent Path of the Sun; 2.2 Extraterrestrial Radiation; 2.3 Radiation on the Horizontal Plane of the Earth's Surface |
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2.3.1 Irradiated Energy H on the Horizontal Plane of the Earth's Surface2.4 Simple Method for Calculating Solar Radiation on Inclined Surfaces; 2.4.1 Annual Global Irradiation Factors; 2.4.2 Elementary Radiation Calculation Examples for Inclined Surfaces; 2.5 Radiation Calculation on Inclined Planes with Three-Component Model; 2.5.1 Components of Global Radiation on the Horizontal Plane; 2.5.2 Radiation Reflected off the Ground; 2.5.3 The Three Components of Radiation on Inclined Surfaces; 2.5.4 Approximate Allowance for Shading by the Horizon |
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2.5.5 Effect of Horizon and Faç̦ade/Roof Edge Elevation on Diffuse Radiation (Sky and Reflected Radiation)2.5.6 Total Energy Incident on Inclined Surfaces (Generic Case); 2.5.7 Retrospective Calculation of Irradiance Incident on Inclined Solar Generators, Using Global Radiation Readings on the Horizontal Plane; 2.5.8 Examples of Radiation Calculations with the Three-Component Method; 2.6 Approximate Annual Energy Yield for Grid-Connected PV Systems; 2.6.1 Examples for Approximate Energy Yield Calculations; 2.7 Composition of Solar Radiation; 2.8 Solar Radiation Measurement; 2.8.1 Pyranometers |
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2.8.2 Reference Cells2.8.3 Pyranometer Versus Reference Cell Measurements; 2.9 Bibliography; 3 Solar Cells: Their Design Engineering and Operating Principles; 3.1 The Internal Photoelectric Effect in Semiconductors; 3.2 A Brief Account of Semiconductor Theory; 3.2.1 Semiconductor Doping; 3.2.2 The P-N Junction; 3.2.3 Characteristic Curves of Semiconductor Diodes; 3.3 The Solar Cell: A Specialized Semiconductor Diode with a Large Barrier Layer that is Exposed to Light; 3.3.1 Structure of a Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell; 3.3.2 Equivalent Circuit of a Solar Cell |
| Summary |
This book gives a broad overview to the topic before looking at solar radiation and its energy potential. The design and operation of solar cells are treated in detail, but only so far as it is necessary to understand operation and possible operational problems of photovoltaic (PV) plants and to appreciate possible further technical developments and improvements in the future. The layout and construction of entire photovoltaic plants (both stand-alone and grid-connected systems) are covered in one chapter. The methods and procedures for the design of stand-alone systems and calculation of the |
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3.3.3 Characteristic Curves of Solar Cells |
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Photovoltaic power systems -- Design and construction
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Photovoltaic power systems -- Standards
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Photovoltaic power generation.
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Photovoltaic power generation.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119977001 |
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1119977002 |
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