Solar cells and their applications / edited by Lewis Fraas, Larry Partain.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Partain, L. D.

Fraas, Lewis M.

Class of 1953 Fund.

Series:

Wiley series in microwave and optical engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar cells.

Physical Description:

xiv, 627 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2010]

Contents:

Solar cells: a brief history and introduction / Lewis Fraas and Larry Partain

Solar cell electricity market history, public policy, projected future, and estimated costs / Larry Partain and Lewis Fraas

Solar cells, single-crystal semiconductors, and high efficiency / Lewis Fraas

Solar cell device physics / Larry Partain

Crystalline silicon solar cells and modules / Leonid Rubin

Thin-film solar cells and modules / Robert Birkmire

Terrestrial module fabrication and assembly technologies / Christophet Bunner

Chinese solar cell status / Wang Sicheng

Tracking the sun for more kilowatt hour and lower-cost solar electricity / Ron Corio, Michael Reed, and Lewis Fraas

Solar cell systems: definition, performance, and reliability / Jason Strauch, Larry Moore, and Elmer Collins

Levelized cost of energy for utility-scale photovoltaics / Matthew Campbell

Low-concentration crystalline silicon systems / Lewis Fraas

High-concentration, III-V multijunction solar cells / Geoffrey Kinsey

High-concentration fresnel lens assemblies and systems / Gerhad Perharz and Andreas Bett

High-concentration cassegrainian solar cell modules and arrays / Michael Ludowise and Lewis Fraas

Concentrator solar cell installations at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas / Suresh Sadineni and Robert Boehm

Concentrator photovoltaic field installations / Francisca Rubio, María Martínez, and Pedro Banda

Space solar cells and applications / Sheila Bailey and Ryne Raffaelle

Solar resource for space and terrestrial applications / Christian A. Gueymard and Daryl Myers

Solar energy costs: the solar advisor model / Paul Gilman, Nathan Blair, and Christopher Cameron

Challenges of large-scale solar cell electricity production / David Faiman

Market overview of flat panel detectors for x-ray imaging / Carl LaCasce,Larry Partain, and Chuck Blouir

Amorphous Silicon transistors and photodiodes / Robert Street

Amorphous silicon digital x-ray imaging / Richard Colbeth

Photoconductor digital x-ray imaging / George Zentai

Summary, conclusions, and recommendations / Lewis Fraas and Larry Partain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

9780470446331

0470446331

OCLC:

435422363

Publisher Number:

99942180027