Photovoltaic Solar Energy Generation

This comprehensive description and discussion of photovoltaics (PV) is presented at a level that makes it accessible to the interested academic. Starting with an historical overview, the text outlines the relevance of photovoltaics today and in the future. Then follows an introduction to the physica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Goetzberger, Adolf (Autor), Hoffmann, Volker Uwe (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
Colección:Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 112
Temas:
Electrical engineering.
Lasers.
Optical materials.
Renewable energy sources.
Condensed matter.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Laser.
Optical Materials.
Renewable Energy.
Condensed Matter Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What Is Photovoltaics?
  • Physics of Solar Cells
  • Silicon Solar Cell Material and Technology
  • Crystalline Thin-Film Silicon
  • Other Materials, New Concepts, and Future Developments
  • Solar Cells and Solar Modules
  • PV Systems
  • PV Systems: Installation Possibilities
  • Environmental Impacts by PV Systems
  • Efficiency and Performance of PV Systems
  • PV Markets Support Measures and Costs
  • The Future of PV
  • Other (Perhaps Competing) CO2-Free Energy Sources
  • Popular Killing Arguments Against PV and Why They Are Not Valid.

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