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Electricity from sunlight : an introduction to photovoltaics / Paul A. Lynn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lynn, Paul A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Photovoltaic power generation.
- Solar cells.
- Solar energy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A lively and authoritative account of today's photovoltaic (PV) technology and its practical applications This book covers areas including: a brief history of PV, and the current international scene; the scientific principles of solar cells including silicon and new thin-film varieties; PV modules and arrays; grid-connected PV, from home systems up to large power plants; the wide diversity of stand-alone PV systems, and; the economic and environmental aspects of solar electricity. Key equations and numerical exam
- Contents:
- Electricity from Sunlight; Contents; About the author; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; 2: Solar cells; 3: PV modules and arrays; 4: Grid-connected PV systems; 5: Stand-alone PV systems; 6: Economics and the environment; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612491511
- 9781119965039
- 1119965039
- 9780470710111
- 047071011X
- 9781282491519
- 1282491512
- 9780470710128
- 0470710128
- OCLC:
- 613343601
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