Solar Energy Conversion
eBook - ePub

Solar Energy Conversion

The Solar Cell

  1. 426 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Solar Energy Conversion

The Solar Cell

About this book

A large number of solar cell and solar cell systems are described in this volume. The theory of their operation, their design and the levels of their performance is discussed. Originally the book appeared in 1978 but extensive change over the intervening years in the fields of energy generation and consumption, solar energy and solar cells, has necessitated the publication of an updated version.The text initially surveys the requirements of humanity, the subsequent need for solar cells, the nature of sunlight and the properties of semiconductors. Concrete examples, extensive references and theoretical arguments are then used to present a comparison of options available in the design and operation of solar cells and solar cell systems. The cells - constructed from single, crystal, polycrystalline and amorphous semiconductors - and the systems - have varying designs and differing levels of solar energy for input and produce electricity or electrical and thermal energies. Solar cell production, economics and environmental effects are considered throughout the publication.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. PREFACE
  6. Chapter I: ENERGY NEEDS–ENERGY SOURCES
  7. Chapter II: THE SUN AND SUNLIGHT
  8. Chapter III: SEMICONDUCTORS
  9. Chapter IV: LIGHT-SEMICONDUCTOR INTERACTION
  10. Chapter V: BASIC THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE
  11. Chapter VI: SOLAR CELL CONFIGURATION AND PERFORMANCE
  12. Chapter VII: ADVANCED APPROACHES
  13. Chapter VIII: ADVANCED APPROACHES-II
  14. Chapter IX: POLYCRYSTALLINE AND AMORPHOUS SOLAR CELLS
  15. Chapter X: CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
  16. APPENDIX A: CONVERSION FACTORS
  17. APPENDIX B: SELECTED PROPERTIES OF SOME SEMICONDUCTORS WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL POTENTIAL
  18. APPENDIX C: THE SATURATION CURRENT IN PN JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS
  19. APPENDIX D: SOME USEFUL PHYSICAL CONSTANTS
  20. APPENDIX E: SYMBOLS
  21. SUBJECT INDEX