Low-Cost Solar Electric Power

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fraas, Lewis M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XV, 181 p. 155 illus., 95 illus. in color.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07530-3
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • History of Solar Cell Development
  • The Solar PV Market Today & The Need for Non-Polluting Solar Energy
  • Types of Photovoltaic Cells
  • Fundamentals of PV & the Importance of Single Crystals
  • Terrestrial Silicon Solar Cells Today
  • The Dream of Thin film PV
  • Introduction to Concentrated Sunlight Solar Cell Systems
  • The Story of the 40% Efficient Multijunction Solar Cell
  • Solar PV in a Larger Electric Power Context
  • InfraRed PhotoVoltaics (IR PV) for Combined Solar Lighting and Electricity for Buildings
  • Thermophotovoltaics using Infrared Sensitive Cells
  • Sunbeams from Space Mirrors for Terrestrial PV.