Solar Energy Conversion Systems, Second Edition examines solar energy conversion as an integrative design process, applying systems thinking methods to a solid knowledge base for creators of solar energy systems. This approach permits different levels of access for the emerging broad audience of scientists, engineers, architects, planners, and economists. New to this edition are the extended problem sets in each chapter, a new technology optimization chapter and increased modular content broken down including practical applications, modelling, problem solving sets with solutions. Traditional texts in solar energy engineering have often emerged from mechanical or chemical engineering fields. Instead, Solar Energy Conversion Systems approaches solar energy conversion from the perspectives of integrative design, environmental technology, sustainability science, and materials science in the wake of amazing new thin films, polymers, and glasses developed by the optoelectronics and semiconductor industries. This is a new solar text for the new generation of green job designers and developers. It's highlighted with vignettes that break down solar conversion into useful stories and provides common points of reference, as well as techniques, for effective estimation of evolving technologies. Contextualizes solar conversion for systems design and implementation in practical applications Analytical approach emphasizes systems simulations from measured irradiance and weather data rather than estimations from rules of thumb Emphasizes integrative design and solar utility, where trans-disciplinary teams can develop sustainable solar solutions that increase client well-being and ecosystems services for a given locale Chapters will be broken down into modular sectioned content in practical applications, modelling, problem solving sets with solutions, foundational concepts, procedures, cases INDICE: 1. Introduction2. Context and Philosophy of Design3. Laws of Light4. Physics of Light, Heat, Work, and Photoconversion5. Meteorology: The Many Facets of the Sky6. Sun-Earth Geometry7. Applying the Angles to Shadows8. Measure and Estimation of the Solar Resource9. Solar Energy Economics10. Solar Project Finance 11. The Sun As Commons12. Systems Logic of Devices: Patterns13. Systems Logic of Devices: Optocalorics14. Systems Logic of Devices: Optoelectronics15. Concentration-The Pattern to Manipulate Light16. Project Design AppendixA: Energy Conversion SystemsB: Numeracy and Units in Solar Energy
- ISBN: 978-0-12-821680-4
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 480
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2023
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés