Low-Cost Solar Electric Power

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fraas, Lewis M. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Renewable energy sources.
Electronic circuits.
Energy storage.
Renewable Energy.
Electronic Circuits and Systems.
Mechanical and Thermal Energy Storage.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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