Photovoltaics: System Design and PracticeWith the explosive growth in PV (photovoltaic) installations globally, the sector continues to benefit from important improvements in manufacturing technology and the increasing efficiency of solar cells, this timely handbook brings together all the latest design, layout and construction methods for entire PV plants in a single volume. Coverage includes procedures for the design of both stand-alone and grid-connected systems as well as practical guidance on typical operational scenarios and problems encountered for optimum PV plant performance. This comprehensive resource will benefit electrical engineer and other electrical professionals in PV systems, especially designers and installers of PV plants or the product manufacturing and testing supply chain. Advanced students on renewable energy courses will find this useful background reading and it will be an invaluable desk reference for PV plant builders and owners. |
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Contents
| viii | |
| 2-1 | |
Solar Cells Their Design Engineering and Operating | 2-62 |
Solar Modules and Solar Generators | 3-62 |
PV Energy Systems | 5-1 |
Protecting PVInstallations Against Lightning | 76 |
Normalized Representation of Energy and Power | 6-111 |
PV Installation Sizing | 7-23 |
The Economics of Solar Power | 7-80 |
Performance Characteristics of Selected | 7-99 |
In Conclusion | 10-79 |
Calculation Tables and Insolation Data | 1-7 |
Links Books Acronyms | 9-91 |
B6 Key Physical Constants | 9-99 |
Mismatch Loss | 7-4 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Photovoltaics: System Design and Practice |
| Author | Heinrich Häberlin |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1119978386, 9781119978381 |
| Length | 744 pages |
| Subjects | › › Technology & Engineering / Electronics / General Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / General |
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