Photovoltaic Solar Energy Generation

Photovoltaic Solar Energy Generation by Adolf Goetzberger, Volker Uwe Hoffmann.

This comprehensive description and discussion of photovoltaics (PV) is presented at a level that makes it accessible to the interested academic. Starting with an historical overview, the text outlines the relevance of photovoltaics today and in the future. Then follows an introduction to the physica...

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Main Authors: Goetzberger, Adolf (Author), Hoffmann, Volker Uwe (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edition:1st ed. 2005.
Series:Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 112
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Electrical engineering.
Lasers.
Photonics.
Optical materials.
Electronic materials.
Renewable energy resources.
Condensed matter.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • What Is Photovoltaics?
  • Physics of Solar Cells
  • Silicon Solar Cell Material and Technology
  • Crystalline Thin-Film Silicon
  • Other Materials, New Concepts, and Future Developments
  • Solar Cells and Solar Modules
  • PV Systems
  • PV Systems: Installation Possibilities
  • Environmental Impacts by PV Systems
  • Efficiency and Performance of PV Systems
  • PV Markets Support Measures and Costs
  • The Future of PV
  • Other (Perhaps Competing) CO2-Free Energy Sources
  • Popular Killing Arguments Against PV and Why They Are Not Valid.

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