Low-Cost Solar Electric Power

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Fraas, Lewis M. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy storage.; Electronic circuits.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Circuits and Systems.; Energy Storage.

This book describes recent breakthroughs that promise major cost reductions in solar energy production in a clear and highly accessible manner. The author addresses the three key areas that have commonly resulted in criticism of solar energy in the past: cost, availability, and variability. Coverage...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• History of Solar Cell Development
• The Solar PV Market Today & The Need for Non-Polluting Solar Energy
• Types of Photovoltaic Cells
• Fundamentals of PV & the Importance of Single Crystals
• Terrestrial Silicon Solar Cells Today
• The Dream of Thin film PV
• Introduction to Concentrated Sunlight Solar Cell Systems
• The Story of the 40% Efficient Multijunction Solar Cell
• Solar PV in a Larger Electric Power Context
• InfraRed PhotoVoltaics (IR PV) for Combined Solar Lighting and Electricity for Buildings
• Thermophotovoltaics using Infrared Sensitive Cells
• Sunbeams from Space Mirrors for Terrestrial PV.