Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Books

What is the Handbook of Photovoltaic Science & Engineering?

The most comprehensive, authoritative and widely cited reference on photovoltaic solar energy Fully revised and updated, the Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Second Edition incorporates the substantial technological advances and research developments in photovoltaics since its previous release. All topics relating to the … Show all

Why should you read a book about photovoltaics?

In addition, the book provides a high-level assessment of the growth trends in photovoltaics and how investment, planning and economic infrastructure can support those innovations. Each chapter includes a research overview with a detailed analysis and new case studies that look at how recent research developments can be applied.

What are the different types of PV technologies?

Presents a compendium of PV technologies including: crystalline silicon technologies; chalcogenide thin film solar cells; thin-film silicon based PV technologies; organic PV and III-Vs; PV concentrator technologies; space technologies and economics, life-cycle and user aspects of PV technologies.

Where does the word photovoltaic come from?

The term photovoltaic is derived from the greek word [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] (phos), which means light, and volt, which refers to electricity and is a reverence to the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) who invented the battery.

How does a solar thermal power plant work?

In a solar thermal power plant, solar energy is concentrated using mirrors to generate a high enough temperature for a power plant. Solar thermal power plants use the Sun as a heat source. Estimates for global solar thermal potential indicate that it could more than provide for total global electricity needs.

What is a parabolic dish solar generation unit?

A parabolic dish solar generation unit is a small power plant with a reflector resembling a large satellite antenna. It is a point focusing concentrator, similar to a solar tower, but it can achieve a higher concentration ratio, theoretically up to 2000, and an efficiency of up to 40%.