Photovoltaics : system design and practice / Heinrich Haberlin ; translated by Herbert Eppel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haberlin, Heinrich.

Contributor:

Eppel, Herbert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photovoltaic power systems--Design and construction.

Photovoltaic power systems.

Photovoltaic power systems--Standards.

Photovoltaic power generation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (742 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the explosive growth in PV (photovoltaic) installations globally, the sector continues to benefit from important improvements in manufacturing technology and the increasing efficiency of solar cells. this timely handbook brings together all the latest design, layout and construction methods for entire PV plants in a single volume. Coverage includes procedures for the design of both stand-alone and grid-connected systems as well as practical guidance on typical operational scenarios and problems encountered for optimum PV plant performance. Key features: <ul style=""line-height

Contents:

PHOTOVOLTAICS: System Design and Practice; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Note on the Examples and Costs; List of Symbols; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Photovoltaics - What's It All About?; 1.2 Overview of this Book; 1.3 A Brief Glossary of Key PV Terms; 1.3.1 Relevant Terminology Relating to Meteorology, Astronomy and Geometry; 1.3.2 PV Terminology; 1.4 Recommended Guide Values for Estimating PV System Potential; 1.4.1 Solar Cell Efficiency ?PV; 1.4.2 Solar Module Efficiency ?M; 1.4.3 Energy Efficiency (Utilization Ratio, System Efficiency) ?E

1.4.4 Annual Energy Yield per Installed Kilowatt of Peak Installed Solar Generator Capacity1.4.5 PV Installation Space Requirements; 1.4.6 Cost per Installed Kilowatt of Peak Power; 1.4.7 Feed-in Tariffs; Subsidies; 1.4.8 Worldwide Solar Cell Production; 1.4.9 Installed Peak Capacity; 1.4.10 The Outlook for Solar Cell Production; 1.5 Examples; 1.6 Bibliography; 2 Key Properties of Solar Radiation; 2.1 Sun and Earth; 2.1.1 Solar Declination; 2.1.2 The Apparent Path of the Sun; 2.2 Extraterrestrial Radiation; 2.3 Radiation on the Horizontal Plane of the Earth's Surface

2.3.1 Irradiated Energy H on the Horizontal Plane of the Earth's Surface2.4 Simple Method for Calculating Solar Radiation on Inclined Surfaces; 2.4.1 Annual Global Irradiation Factors; 2.4.2 Elementary Radiation Calculation Examples for Inclined Surfaces; 2.5 Radiation Calculation on Inclined Planes with Three-Component Model; 2.5.1 Components of Global Radiation on the Horizontal Plane; 2.5.2 Radiation Reflected off the Ground; 2.5.3 The Three Components of Radiation on Inclined Surfaces; 2.5.4 Approximate Allowance for Shading by the Horizon

2.5.5 Effect of Horizon and Fac ̧ade/Roof Edge Elevation on Diffuse Radiation (Sky and Reflected Radiation)2.5.6 Total Energy Incident on Inclined Surfaces (Generic Case); 2.5.7 Retrospective Calculation of Irradiance Incident on Inclined Solar Generators, Using Global Radiation Readings on the Horizontal Plane; 2.5.8 Examples of Radiation Calculations with the Three-Component Method; 2.6 Approximate Annual Energy Yield for Grid-Connected PV Systems; 2.6.1 Examples for Approximate Energy Yield Calculations; 2.7 Composition of Solar Radiation; 2.8 Solar Radiation Measurement; 2.8.1 Pyranometers

2.8.2 Reference Cells2.8.3 Pyranometer Versus Reference Cell Measurements; 2.9 Bibliography; 3 Solar Cells: Their Design Engineering and Operating Principles; 3.1 The Internal Photoelectric Effect in Semiconductors; 3.2 A Brief Account of Semiconductor Theory; 3.2.1 Semiconductor Doping; 3.2.2 The P-N Junction; 3.2.3 Characteristic Curves of Semiconductor Diodes; 3.3 The Solar Cell: A Specialized Semiconductor Diode with a Large Barrier Layer that is Exposed to Light; 3.3.1 Structure of a Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell; 3.3.2 Equivalent Circuit of a Solar Cell

3.3.3 Characteristic Curves of Solar Cells

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613425423

9781119978381

1119978386

9781283425421

1283425424

9781119976998

1119976995

9781119977001

1119977002

OCLC:

778436236