Photovoltaic systems engineering

• Main Author: Messenger, Roger A.
• Other Authors: Ventre, Jerry
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, [2010]
• Edition: Third edition.
• Subjects: Photovoltaic power systems.; Dwellings > Power supply.; Building-integrated photovoltaic systems.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781628706598; 1628706597; 9781439802939; 1439802939; 9781439802922; 1439802920
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 503 pages) : illustrations

BackgroundPopulation and Energy DemandEnergy UnitsCurrent World Energy Use PatternsExponential GrowthHubbert's Gaussian ModelNet Energy, Btu Economics, and the Test for SustainabilityDirect Conversion of Sunlight to Electricity with PhotovoltaicsThe SunThe Solar SpectrumThe Effect of Atmosphere...

Table of Contents:

• Background
• The sun
• Introduction to PV systems
• Grid-connected utility-interactive PV systems
• Mechanical considerations
• Battery-backup grid-connected PV systems
• Stand-alone PV systems
• Economic considerations
• Externalities and photovoltaics
• g The physics of photovoltaic cells
• Present and proposed PV cells and systems.