Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Hardcover)

Alexandre Freundlich

ISBN 10: 111892746X / ISBN 13: 9781118927465

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2017

Hardcover. Photovoltaic Solar Energy From Fundamentals to Applications Contemporary overview of photovoltaic (PV) technology innovations from materials to modules and grid integration Solar PV is now the third most important renewable energy source, after hydro and wind power, in terms of global installed capacity. Bringing together the expertise of international PV specialists Photovoltaic Solar Energy: From Fundamentals to Applications provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of existing PV technologies in conjunction with an assessment of technological developments. Key Features: Written by leading Specialists active in current developments in material sciences, solar cell research and application-driven R&D.Provides a basic knowledge base in light, photons and solar irradiance and basic functional principles of PV.Covers characterization techniques, economics and applications of PV such as silicon, thin-film and hybrid solar cells.Presents a Compendium PV technologies including: crystalline silicon technologies; chalcogenide thin film solar cells; thin-film silicon-based PV technologies; organic PV and III-Vs; PV concentrator technologies; space technologies and economics, life-cycle and user aspects of PV technologies.Each chapter presents basic principles and formulas as well as major technological developments in a contemporary context with a look at future developments in this rapidly changing field of science and engineering. Ideal for Industrial engineers and scientists beginning a career in PV as well as graduate students undertaking PV research, and high-level undergraduate students. Solar PV is now the third most important renewable energy source, after hydro and wind power, in terms of global installed capacity. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781118927465

Inhaltsangabe:

Photovoltaic Solar Energy

From Fundamentals to Applications

Contemporary overview of photovoltaic (PV) technology innovations from materials to modules and grid integration

Solar PV is now the third most important renewable energy source, after hydro and wind power, in terms of global installed capacity. Bringing together the expertise of international PV specialists Photovoltaic Solar Energy: From Fundamentals to Applications provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of existing PV technologies in conjunction with an assessment of technological developments.

Key Features:

• Written by leading Specialists active in current developments in material sciences, solar cell research and application-driven R&D.
• Provides a basic knowledge base in light, photons and solar irradiance and basic functional principles of PV.
• Covers characterization techniques, economics and applications of PV such as silicon, thin-film and hybrid solar cells.
• Presents a Compendium PV technologies including: crystalline silicon technologies; chalcogenide thin film solar cells; thin-film silicon-based PV technologies; organic PV and III-Vs; PV concentrator technologies; space technologies and economics, life-cycle and user aspects of PV technologies.
• Each chapter presents basic principles and formulas as well as major technological developments in a contemporary context with a look at future developments in this rapidly changing field of science and engineering.

Ideal for Industrial engineers and scientists beginning a career in PV as well as graduate students undertaking PV research, and high-level undergraduate students.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

ANGÈLE REINDERS, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

PIERRE VERLINDEN, Trina Solar, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

WILFRIED VAN SARK, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

ALEXANDRE FREUNDLICH, University of Houston, Texas, USA

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Hardcover)
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: new