**2025 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Most Promising New Textbook Award Winner** Fundamentals of Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Systems Engineering presents all the major topics relevant to understanding photovoltaic technology, including the working principles of solar cells, modeling and measuring solar radiation, manufacturing processes for solar cells and photovoltaic modules, the design and operation of rooftop installations and large-scale power plants, the economics of such systems, and the role of photovoltaic solar energy in the ongoing energy transition. This book is intended for use as a textbook on photovoltaic solar energy for upper-level undergraduate/graduate engineering students.
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1. Introduction to Solar Energy 2. Solar Radiation 3. Working principles of solar cells 4. Circuit properties of solar cells 5. Manufacturing of solar cells 6. Alternative solar cell technologies 7. Photovoltaic panels 8. Integrated PV 9. Elements of power electronics for PV 10. Design and operation of small PV systems 11. Design and operation of utility-scale solar power plants 12. Measuring solar cells, modules, and power plants 13. Economics of solar energy 14. Large penetration of solar in the grid 15. Solar PV for space applications
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Covers everything you need to know to understand solar photovoltaic technology, from the solar cell to the power plant
Consists of 15 chapters, including basic theory, along with problems to solve and a solutions manual Provides a basic understanding of topics such as semiconductor fundamentals, the pn junction, and the working principle of solar cells for students without previous experience Covers the design and operation principles of rooftop installations and large-scale solar power plants Presents the IV curve and efficiency attained by solar cells, photovoltaic modules, and systems, how they are impacted by solar radiation and temperature, and how they can be measured
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780323961059
Publisert
2024-10-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Academic Press Inc
Vekt
830 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
191 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
560

Om bidragsyterne

Dr. Marta Victoria has a BSc and MSc in Aerospace Engineering and a PhD in Photovoltaic Solar Energy from the Technical University of Madrid, Spain. She works as an Associate Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark, where she teaches courses in Photovoltaic Solar Energy and Macro-Energy System Modeling. Her current research interests include the modeling of large-scale energy systems with high renewable penetration and the analysis of how to integrate large amounts of solar PV electricity into the grid. She also investigates novel PV system designs including agrivolatics and energy communities based on shared rooftop PV installations.