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Electricity from sunlight : an introduction to photovoltaics / Paul A. Lynn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, U.K. : Wiley, 2010Description: xvi, 221 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0470745606
  • 9780470745601
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 621.31244 22
LOC classification:
  • TK1087 .L96 2010
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Sun, Earth, and Renewable Energy -- 1.2. The Solar Resource -- 1.3. The Magic of Photovoltaics -- 1.4. A Piece of History -- 1.5. Coming up to Date -- 2. Solar Cells -- 2.1. Setting the Scene -- 2.2. Crystalline Silicon -- 2.2.1. The Ideal Crystal -- 2.2.2. The p-n Junction -- 2.2.3. Monocrystalline Silicon -- 2.2.3.1. Photons in Action -- 2.2.3.2. Generating Power -- 2.2.3.3. Sunlight, Silicon, and Quantum Mechanics -- 2.2.3.4. Refi ning the Design -- 2.2.4. Multicrystalline Silicon -- 2.3. Amorphous and Thin-fi lm Silicon -- 2.4. Other Cells and Materials -- 2.4.1. Copper Indium Diselenide (CIS) -- 2.4.2. Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) -- 2.4.3. Specialised and Innovative Cells -- 2.4.3.1. Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) -- 2.4.3.2. Dye-sensitised Cells -- 3. PV Modules and Arrays -- 3.1. Introductory -- 3.2. Electrical Performance -- 3.2.1. Connecting Cells and Modules -- 3.2.2. Module Parameters -- 3.3. Capturing Sunlight -- 3.3.1. Sunshine and Shadow -- 3.3.2. Aligning the Array -- 3.4. Concentration and Tracking -- 4. Grid-connected PV Systems -- 4.1. Introductory -- 4.2. From DC to AC -- 4.3. Completing the System -- 4.4. Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) -- 4.4.1. Engineering and Architecture -- 4.4.2. PV Outside, PV Inside -- 4.5. Large PV Power Plants -- 5. Stand-alone PV Systems -- 5.1. Remote and Independent -- 5.2. System Components -- 5.2.1. Batteries -- 5.2.2. Charge Controllers -- 5.2.3. Inverters -- 5.3. Hybrid Systems -- 5.4. System Sizing -- 5.4.1. Assessing the Problem -- 5.4.2. PV Arrays and Battery Banks -- 5.5. Applications -- 5.5.1. PV in Space -- 5.5.2. Island Electricity -- 5.5.3. PV Water Pumping -- 5.5.4. Solar-powered Boats -- 5.5.5. Far and Wide -- 6. Economics and the Environment -- 6.1. Paying for PV -- 6.1.1. Costs and Markets -- 6.1.2. Financial Incentives -- 6.1.3. Rural Electrification -- 6.2. Environmental Aspects -- 6.2.1. Raw Materials and Land -- 6.2.2. Life-cycle Analysis.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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