Thermophotovoltaics Basic Principles and Critical Aspects of System Design /

• Main Author: Bauer, Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Thermodynamics.; Power electronics.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Engineering, general.
• Physical Description: XX, 202 p. 32 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783642199653
• ISSN: 1865-3529

Thermophotovoltaics is the science and technology associated with the direct generation of electricity from high temperature heat. Potential applications include combined heat and power, portable and auxiliary power, radioisotope space power, industrial waste heat recovery and concentrated solar power. This book aims at serving as an introduction to the underlying theory, overview of present day components and system arrangements, and update of the latest developments in the field. The emphasis is placed on the understanding of the critical aspects of efficient thermophotovoltaic system design. The aim is to assist researchers in the field.