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Photovoltaics : technology, architecture, installation /

As a critical component in the mix of regenerative energies, photovoltaics help slow the progress of climate change and furnish the earth with a long-term and affordable supply of energy. They are fascinating, with their ability to produce electricity seemingly from ""nothing, ""...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Weller, Bernhard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basel : München : Birkhäuser ; Edition Detail, 2010.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Detail practice.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; Generating and using solar electricity; The sun as a source of energy; Solar cells
  • turning light into electricity; Modules; Performance; Photovoltaic systems; System technology; Yields and economics; Ecology; Designing with photovoltaics; Features of crystalline photovoltaics; Differences between traditional and PV materials and products; Photovoltaics and its relationship with the building; Design strategies; Design options; Transparency and design potential; Construction and integration; Designing with photovoltaics; Fixing; Roof i nstallations; Facade installations.
  • Sunshade installationsTechnical rules and building legislation; Type approval of PV modules
  • Electrical installation and safety; An overview of building legislation; Building products and forms of construction; Non-regulated building products and forms of construction; Experimental testing; Fire protection; Photovoltaics case studies; Federal Environment Agency offices in Dessau; Institute premises in Beijing; Local government offices in Ludesch; Paul Horn Arena in Tübingen; Sports hall in Burgweinting; Mixed commercial and residential building in Munich.
  • Additional residential storeys and new office building in DarmstadtPrivate house in Hegenlohe; Appendix; Glossary; Standards, directives, statutory instruments and recommendations (selection); Bibliography; Manufacturers, companies and trade associations (selection); Index; Picture credits.