Solar Photovoltaic Cells outlines our need for photovoltaics, utilizing the sun's processes of generating energy; a field which is exploding in popularity and importance. This single, concise text provide a thorough understanding of solar PV, how these devices work, what can be done to optimize technology for scaling and future trends and its reality in the marketplace. This book contains a detailed and logical explanation, step-by-step, of thermodynamically-consistent solar cell operating physics; a comparison of advanced multi-junction CPV power plants versus combined-cycle thermal power plants in the framework of energy cascading, and a discussion of solar cell semiconductor resource limitations and the scalability of solar electricity as we move forward into future technologies. Provides a compact and focused discussion of solar Photovoltaics and solar electricity generation, taking you from photon-to-electron conversion to future technology developments.Helps you understand the limits of solar PV and be able to predict future trends. Full with quantitative examples to help you grasp the scope of solar PV and the challenges and opportunities of producing electricity from a clean, renewable source. INDICE: 1. Energy demand and solar electricity2. From nuclear fusion to sunlight3. Device operation4. Energy cascading5. Resource demands and PV integration6. Image Gallery
- ISBN: 978-0-12-802329-7
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 138
- Fecha Publicación: 15/11/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés