Electricity from sunlight : an introduction to photovoltaics /
Lynn, Paul A.,
Electricity from sunlight : an introduction to photovoltaics / Paul A. Lynn. - xvi, 221 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The Sun, Earth, and Renewable Energy -- The Solar Resource -- The Magic of Photovoltaics -- A Piece of History -- Coming up to Date -- Solar Cells -- Setting the Scene -- Crystalline Silicon -- The Ideal Crystal -- The p-n Junction -- Monocrystalline Silicon -- Photons in Action -- Generating Power -- Sunlight, Silicon, and Quantum Mechanics -- Refi ning the Design -- Multicrystalline Silicon -- Amorphous and Thin-fi lm Silicon -- Other Cells and Materials -- Copper Indium Diselenide (CIS) -- Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) -- Specialised and Innovative Cells -- Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) -- Dye-sensitised Cells -- PV Modules and Arrays -- Introductory -- Electrical Performance -- Connecting Cells and Modules -- Module Parameters -- Capturing Sunlight -- Sunshine and Shadow -- Aligning the Array -- Concentration and Tracking -- Grid-connected PV Systems -- Introductory -- From DC to AC -- Completing the System -- Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) -- Engineering and Architecture -- PV Outside, PV Inside -- Large PV Power Plants -- Stand-alone PV Systems -- Remote and Independent -- System Components -- Batteries -- Charge Controllers -- Inverters -- Hybrid Systems -- System Sizing -- Assessing the Problem -- PV Arrays and Battery Banks -- Applications -- PV in Space -- Island Electricity -- PV Water Pumping -- Solar-powered Boats -- Far and Wide -- Economics and the Environment -- Paying for PV -- Costs and Markets -- Financial Incentives -- Rural Electrification -- Environmental Aspects -- Raw Materials and Land -- Life-cycle Analysis. 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.2.1. 2.2.2. 2.2.3. 2.2.3.1. 2.2.3.2. 2.2.3.3. 2.2.3.4. 2.2.4. 2.3. 2.4. 2.4.1. 2.4.2. 2.4.3. 2.4.3.1. 2.4.3.2. 3. 3.1. 3.2. 3.2.1. 3.2.2. 3.3. 3.3.1. 3.3.2. 3.4. 4. 4.1. 4.2. 4.3. 4.4. 4.4.1. 4.4.2. 4.5. 5. 5.1. 5.2. 5.2.1. 5.2.2. 5.2.3. 5.3. 5.4. 5.4.1. 5.4.2. 5.5. 5.5.1. 5.5.2. 5.5.3. 5.5.4. 5.5.5. 6. 6.1. 6.1.1. 6.1.2. 6.1.3. 6.2. 6.2.1. 6.2.2.
0470745606 9780470745601
2009054395
Photovoltaic power generation
Solar cells
Solar energy
TK1087 / .L96 2010
621.31244
Electricity from sunlight : an introduction to photovoltaics / Paul A. Lynn. - xvi, 221 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The Sun, Earth, and Renewable Energy -- The Solar Resource -- The Magic of Photovoltaics -- A Piece of History -- Coming up to Date -- Solar Cells -- Setting the Scene -- Crystalline Silicon -- The Ideal Crystal -- The p-n Junction -- Monocrystalline Silicon -- Photons in Action -- Generating Power -- Sunlight, Silicon, and Quantum Mechanics -- Refi ning the Design -- Multicrystalline Silicon -- Amorphous and Thin-fi lm Silicon -- Other Cells and Materials -- Copper Indium Diselenide (CIS) -- Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) -- Specialised and Innovative Cells -- Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) -- Dye-sensitised Cells -- PV Modules and Arrays -- Introductory -- Electrical Performance -- Connecting Cells and Modules -- Module Parameters -- Capturing Sunlight -- Sunshine and Shadow -- Aligning the Array -- Concentration and Tracking -- Grid-connected PV Systems -- Introductory -- From DC to AC -- Completing the System -- Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) -- Engineering and Architecture -- PV Outside, PV Inside -- Large PV Power Plants -- Stand-alone PV Systems -- Remote and Independent -- System Components -- Batteries -- Charge Controllers -- Inverters -- Hybrid Systems -- System Sizing -- Assessing the Problem -- PV Arrays and Battery Banks -- Applications -- PV in Space -- Island Electricity -- PV Water Pumping -- Solar-powered Boats -- Far and Wide -- Economics and the Environment -- Paying for PV -- Costs and Markets -- Financial Incentives -- Rural Electrification -- Environmental Aspects -- Raw Materials and Land -- Life-cycle Analysis. 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.2.1. 2.2.2. 2.2.3. 2.2.3.1. 2.2.3.2. 2.2.3.3. 2.2.3.4. 2.2.4. 2.3. 2.4. 2.4.1. 2.4.2. 2.4.3. 2.4.3.1. 2.4.3.2. 3. 3.1. 3.2. 3.2.1. 3.2.2. 3.3. 3.3.1. 3.3.2. 3.4. 4. 4.1. 4.2. 4.3. 4.4. 4.4.1. 4.4.2. 4.5. 5. 5.1. 5.2. 5.2.1. 5.2.2. 5.2.3. 5.3. 5.4. 5.4.1. 5.4.2. 5.5. 5.5.1. 5.5.2. 5.5.3. 5.5.4. 5.5.5. 6. 6.1. 6.1.1. 6.1.2. 6.1.3. 6.2. 6.2.1. 6.2.2.
0470745606 9780470745601
2009054395
Photovoltaic power generation
Solar cells
Solar energy
TK1087 / .L96 2010
621.31244