The solar generation : childhood and adolescence of terrestrial photovoltaics / Philip R. Wolfe.
The first book to address the early development of the photovoltaic industry, and the pioneering researchers and companies in the sector : Well before the end of this century, solar power will be the world's dominant power source. This book looks at the origins of this smart sustainable energy...
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John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,
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Table of Contents:
- The Solar Generation: Childhood and Adolescence of Terrestrial Photovoltaics; Contents; Foreword; Part I: A Biography of Terrestrial Photovoltaics; Chapter 1: Origins of Terrestrial Solar Power; 1.1 OPEC Oil Crisis; 1.2 Energy Security; 1.3 Climate Change; 1.4 Other Drivers of the Early Renewable Energy Sector; 1.5 That Sisyphus Feeling; Chapter 2: What Is Photovoltaics?; 2.1 Prequel
- The Birth and Infancy of Photovoltaics; 2.2 Where Does the Energy Come From?; 2.3 The Photovoltaic Effect; 2.3.1 Photovoltaic Operating Characteristics; 2.3.2 Solar Cell Production.
- 2.4 From Theory to Practice: Applying PV Technology2.5 What Is a Solar PV Energy System?; 2.5.1 Non-PV Solar Power Systems; 2.5.2 Solar System Configuration; 2.5.3 Solar Cells; 2.5.4 Solar Modules; 2.5.5 Balance-of-System; 2.5.6 Array Structures and Trackers; 2.5.7 Concentrator Systems; 2.5.8 Batteries; 2.5.9 Electronic System Controllers; 2.5.10 Inverters; Chapter 3: Terrestrial Solar Applications; 3.1 Energy Comparatives; 3.2 Professional Stand-Alone Systems; 3.2.1 Transport and Navigational Uses; 3.2.2 Telecommunications Applications; 3.2.3 Pipeline and Oilfield Applications.
- 3.2.4 Other Professional Applications3.2.5 Installing Remote Systems; 3.3 Off-Grid Rural and Residential Development; 3.3.1 Pumping; 3.3.2 Health Clinics; 3.3.3 Lighting; 3.3.4 Rural Community Power; 3.4 Consumer Products; 3.4.1 Solar Calculators; 3.4.2 Watches and Clocks; 3.4.3 Products for Boats and Recreational Vehicles; 3.4.4 Garden Products; 3.4.5 Battery Chargers; 3.5 Grid-Linked Rooftop and Building-Integrated Systems; 3.5.1 Commercial, Industrial, and Agricultural Buildings; 3.6 Rural Electrification and Local Minigrids; 3.7 Utility-Scale Projects.
- 3.8 Early, Quirky, and Other Applications3.8.1 Educational Kits, Gadgets, and Toys; 3.8.2 Headwear, Clothing, and Accessories; 3.8.3 Cars and Car Races; 3.8.4 Trains, Boats, and Planes; Chapter 4: Photovoltaic Research; 4.1 Research Expertise and Drivers; 4.1.1 Primary Drivers for PV Research; 4.1.2 Solar Cells; 4.2 Crystalline Silicon Wafer Solar Cells; 4.2.1 Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells: Cost Reduction; 4.2.2 Improving Crystalline Silicon Cell Efficiency; 4.3 New Approaches to Crystalline Silicon; 4.3.1 Faster Crystal Growth; 4.3.2 ̀̀Solar-Grade ́́Multicrystalline Silicon Cells.
- 4.3.3 Improved Slicing of Wafers4.3.4 Ribbon and Sheet Silicon; 4.3.5 Other Crystalline Silicon Technologies; 4.4 Other Crystalline Materials; 4.4.1 Gallium Arsenide; 4.5 Thin Film Semiconductor Cells; 4.5.1 Cadmium Sulfide/Copper Sulfide; 4.5.2 Cadmium Telluride; 4.5.3 Amorphous Silicon; 4.5.4 Copper-Indium Diselenide (and CIGS); 4.6 Organic Solar Cells; 4.7 Heterojunction and Multijunction Cells; 4.7.1 Multijunction Cells; 4.8 Solar Modules; 4.8.1 Early Terrestrial Modules; 4.8.2 Laminated Modules; 4.8.3 Double-Glass and Bifacial Modules; 4.8.4 Thin Film Modules; 4.8.5 Concentrator Modules.