Handbook of Solar Energy Theory, Analysis and Applications /

• Main Authors: Tiwari, G. N. (Author), Tiwari, Arvind (Author), Shyam (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Energy Systems in Electrical Engineering,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Electric power production.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Technology.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.

This handbook aims at providing a comprehensive resource on solar energy. Primarily intended to serve as a reference for scientists, students and professionals, the book, in parts,can also serve as a text for undergraduate and graduate course work on solar energy. The book begins with availability,...

Table of Contents:

• Solar Radiation
• Day Lighting
• Law of Thermodynamics and Elements of Heat Transfer
• Solar Cell Materials, Photovoltaic Module and Arrays
• Flat Plate Collectors
• Solar Concentrator
• Evacuated Tubular Solar Collector
• Solar Water Heating Systems
• Solar Flat Plate Air Collectors
• Solar House
• Solar Cooling
• Solar Crop Drying
• Solar Distillation
• Energy Analysis
• Energy Storage
• Solar Power Generation
• Other Applications of Solar Energy
• Energy Conservation
• Exergy Analysis
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis.