From Sunlight To Electricity

Author : Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Paul A. Lynn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118963784

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Electricity from Sunlight by Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Paul A. Lynn Pdf

Praised for its visual appeal, conversational style and clear explanation of complex ideas with minimal mathematics, Electricity from Sunlight has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect advances in the global PV market, economics and installed capacity. Key features of the 2nd edition include: A timely update of the advances of photovoltaics (PV), with major new material on grid-connected systems. More in-depth treatment of PV scientific principles, solar cells, modules, and systems. Up-to-date coverage of the PV market including conversion efficiencies and the expansion of grid-friendly power plants. End-of-chapter problems with solutions manual available to instructors via companion website. Additional end-of-chapter questions and answers to support students through guided self-study. New chapters on manufacturing processes and on materials and other resources availability. New large-scale PV section covering the growth of global capacity, utility-scale PV and affordable solutions for intermittency. Systems analysis of new applications empowered by low-cost PV, such as energy storage and water desalination. Significantly expanded economics and environmental section explaining leveled cost of electricity versus upfront costs, energy return on investments, and lifecycle analysis. Electricity from Sunlight: Photovoltaics Systems Integration and Sustainability, Second Edition is an essential primer for new entrants to the PV industry, needing a basic appreciation of complete PV systems, and to students on undergraduate and graduate courses on renewable energy and photovoltaics. It also offers a unique treatise of the sustainability of emerging transformative technologies, which makes it useful to both system analysts and energy policy strategists. Co-author, Vasilis Fthenakis, is Recipient of the 2018 William R. Cherry Award The Cherry Award recognizes an individual engineer or scientist who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of the science and technology of photovoltaic energy conversion, with dissemination by substantial publications and presentations. Fthenakis was honored for his pioneering research at the interface of energy and the environment that catalyzed photovoltaic technology advancement and deployment world-wide.

Author : Suneel Deambi
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9788179935736

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From Sunlight to Electricity by Suneel Deambi Pdf

The third edition of From Sunlight to Electricity: a practical handbook on solar photovoltaic application brings in the latest information about photovoltaic sector in India, designs and applications of specific devices and related benefits, finance, and policies. This edition of the book gives readers an understanding of the photovoltaic technology programme in India, the issues therein, and its future directions. The information has been presented in a format that is easy to understand and apply. In this third edition, the author has included topics such as "global development in PV system", "installation and maintenance of PV systems", and "application of PV systems for other households".

Author : Paul A. Lynn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119965039

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Electricity from Sunlight by Paul A. Lynn Pdf

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 examples are fully discussed, providing essential theoretical background. The text is supported by copious illustrations and more than eighty inspiring full colour photographs from around the world to demonstrate PV’s huge range of practical applications. This book is aimed at a wide readership including professionals working in related areas, and students taking introductory courses in PV and renewable energy. Its style and level will also appeal to energy planners and decision makers, members of environmental organisations, and the increasing number of people interested in generating their own electricity from sunlight.

Author : Paul Breeze
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128040546

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Solar Power Generation by Paul Breeze Pdf

Solar Power Generation is a concise, up-to-date, and readable guide providing an introduction to the leading renewable power generation technology. It includes detailed descriptions of solar photovoltaic and solar thermal generation systems, and demystifies the relevant solar energy technology functions in practice while also exploring economic and environmental risk factors. Engineers, managers, policymakers, and those involved in planning and delivering energy resources will find this reference a valuable guide to help establish a reliable power supply to address social and economic objectives. Focuses on the evolution and developments in solar energy generation Evaluates the economic and environmental viability of the systems with concise diagrams and accessible explanations Demystifies the relevant solar energy technology functions in practice Explores economic and environmental risk factors

Author : Martin A. Green
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540265634

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Third Generation Photovoltaics by Martin A. Green Pdf

Photovoltaics, the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity, is now the fastest growing technology for electricity generation. Present "first generation" products use the same silicon wafers as in microelectronics. "Second generation" thin-films, now entering the market, have the potential to greatly improve the economics by eliminating material costs. Martin Green, one of the world’s foremost photovoltaic researchers, argues in this book that "second generation" photovoltaics will eventually reach its own material cost constraints, engendering a "third generation" of high performance thin-films. The book explores, self-consistently, the energy conversion potential of advanced approaches for improving photovoltaic performance and outlines possible implementation paths.

Author : Jade Zora Scibilia
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508164258

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Solar Panels by Jade Zora Scibilia Pdf

In an effort to move away from our dependence on fossil fuels, scientists and engineers have discovered ways to harness the power of the sun to create electricity. This fact-filled book explores solar energy through a STEM perspective. Students will learn how energy from the sun travels millions of miles through space to power our lives here on Earth. The pros and cons of using solar energy are discussed in detail. Dazzling full-color photographs encourage students to make connections with the text and will keep even reluctant readers engaged.

Author : Allan Drummond
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250780973

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Solar Story by Allan Drummond Pdf

In his signature style, Allan Drummond tells the story of the largest solar plant in the world, the Noor Solar Power Plant in Morocco's Sahara Desert, in Solar Story--by relating it to the everyday life of a schoolgirl in a small village next to the plant. As we see on a class field trip, the plant is not only bringing reliable power to the village and far beyond, but is providing jobs, changing lives, and upending the old ways of doing things--starting within the girl's own family. Blending detail-filled watercolors, engaging cartoon-style narration, sidebars, and an afterword, the author showcases another community going green in amazing ways.

Author : Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Paul A. Lynn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118963777

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Electricity from Sunlight by Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Paul A. Lynn Pdf

Praised for its visual appeal, conversational style and clear explanation of complex ideas with minimal mathematics, Electricity from Sunlight has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect advances in the global PV market, economics and installed capacity. Key features of the 2nd edition include: A timely update of the advances of photovoltaics (PV), with major new material on grid-connected systems. More in-depth treatment of PV scientific principles, solar cells, modules, and systems. Up-to-date coverage of the PV market including conversion efficiencies and the expansion of grid-friendly power plants. End-of-chapter problems with solutions manual available to instructors via companion website. Additional end-of-chapter questions and answers to support students through guided self-study. New chapters on manufacturing processes and on materials and other resources availability. New large-scale PV section covering the growth of global capacity, utility-scale PV and affordable solutions for intermittency. Systems analysis of new applications empowered by low-cost PV, such as energy storage and water desalination. Significantly expanded economics and environmental section explaining leveled cost of electricity versus upfront costs, energy return on investments, and lifecycle analysis. Electricity from Sunlight: Photovoltaics Systems Integration and Sustainability, Second Edition is an essential primer for new entrants to the PV industry, needing a basic appreciation of complete PV systems, and to students on undergraduate and graduate courses on renewable energy and photovoltaics. It also offers a unique treatise of the sustainability of emerging transformative technologies, which makes it useful to both system analysts and energy policy strategists. Co-author, Vasilis Fthenakis, is Recipient of the 2018 William R. Cherry Award The Cherry Award recognizes an individual engineer or scientist who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of the science and technology of photovoltaic energy conversion, with dissemination by substantial publications and presentations. Fthenakis was honored for his pioneering research at the interface of energy and the environment that catalyzed photovoltaic technology advancement and deployment world-wide.

Author : Wolfgang Palz
Publisher : Pan Stanford Publishing
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814303385

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Power for the World by Wolfgang Palz Pdf

The book comes in three parts: "The Rising Sun in a Developing World", "Solar Power for the World" and "PV Today and Forever". It provides a historical summary and gives a comprehensive overview of the present photovoltaic (PV) situation worldwide and future strategies for development and implementation. The author is a world leader in PV and all renewable energies.The book is illustrated with about 100 pictures.

Author : Varun Sivaram
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262537070

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Taming the Sun by Varun Sivaram Pdf

How solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovation—creative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems. Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. What's more, its potential is nearly limitless—every hour the sun beams down more energy than the world uses in a year. But in Taming the Sun, energy expert Varun Sivaram warns that the world is not yet equipped to harness erratic sunshine to meet most of its energy needs. And if solar's current surge peters out, prospects for replacing fossil fuels and averting catastrophic climate change will dim. Innovation can brighten those prospects, Sivaram explains, drawing on firsthand experience and original research spanning science, business, and government. Financial innovation is already enticing deep-pocketed investors to fund solar projects around the world, from the sunniest deserts to the poorest villages. Technological innovation could replace today's solar panels with coatings as cheap as paint and employ artificial photosynthesis to store intermittent sunshine as convenient fuels. And systemic innovation could add flexibility to the world's power grids and other energy systems so they can dependably channel the sun's unreliable energy. Unleashing all this innovation will require visionary public policy: funding researchers developing next-generation solar technologies, refashioning energy systems and economic markets, and putting together a diverse clean energy portfolio. Although solar can't power the planet by itself, it can be the centerpiece of a global clean energy revolution. A Council on Foreign Relations Book

Author : Taleb Al-theanat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0998691607

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Solar Power Systems Design by Taleb Al-theanat Pdf

This book is designed for students, engineers, professionals and anyone looking for understanding how to design photovoltaic systems from scratch even if you don't know anything about solar energy or electricity.

Author : Meg Marquardt
Publisher : Norwood House Press
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781684509164

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Solar Energy by Meg Marquardt Pdf

Solar energy is any energy from the Sun’s rays. Solar panels can absorb these rays to generate electricity or focus heat. Solar panels can power cell phones, cars, and even cities. As solar panels become cheaper and more efficient, solar power will play a part in powering the world. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading.

Author : Dan Chiras
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781550927184

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Solar Electricity Basics - Revised and Updated 2nd Edition by Dan Chiras Pdf

The indispensable guide to solar electricity systems for homeowners, business owners, builders, and students Climate change and limits to fossil fuels compel us to find safer, more economical, and more sustainable ways to meet our needs for electricity. And, as more and more electric cars hit the road, we'll need to find a way to provide fuel that is clean, environmentally sustainable, and affordable. With Solar Electricity Basics, author Dan Chiras offers a concise and up-to-date guide covering all the essentials. It explores: How to size, cost, and choose the right system, including off-grid vs. grid-tied vs grid-tied with battery backup Where to mount a system for maximum performance What type of modules and inverters to buy How to install and maintain batteries Cost vs benefit for solar electric systems How to connect to the grid, and what type of net metering your area offers. Solar Electricity Basics is an indispensable guide for homeowners, business owners, builders, and students for figuring out solar electricity quickly and easily.

Author : Luc Feitknecht
Publisher : goMicromorph GmbH
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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100-days by Luc Feitknecht Pdf

A collection of periodic web blog entries for a crowd-sourcing project in late 2013. The crowd did not succeed supporting a brand new eBook on solarPV, but instead, you can read now this collection of statements, articles and lessons on solar electricity here.

Author : Charles E. Bullock,Peter H. Grambs,Rick Stouffer,Monegon, Ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030366053

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Making the Sun Work for You by Charles E. Bullock,Peter H. Grambs,Rick Stouffer,Monegon, Ltd Pdf