Solar power generation : technology, new concepts & policy

✍ Scribed by P Jayarama Reddy

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2012
• Leaves: 249
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"This book provides an overview of the current state of affairs in the field of solar power engineering from a global perspective. In four parts, this well-researched volume informs about (1) established solar PV (photovoltaic) technologies; (2) third-generation PV technologies based on new materials with potential for low-cost large-scale production; (3) solar cell technology based on new (third-generation) concepts such as quantum dot solar cells and nano wire solar cells using silicon and compound semiconductors; and (4) economic implications and effects, as well as policies and incentives in various countries of the world involved with solar energy implementation. Besides manufacturing facts and implementation issues, special emphasis is placed on the implications of policy measures in countries with good PV activity, such as Japan, China, India, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the United States, and Canada. The volume is intended as a reference text for a global audience of advanced students, R& D and industry professionals, as well as investors and policy-makers with fundamental knowledge of photovoltaic technology"-- Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Introduction Silicon solar cells Introduction Features of standard c-silicon cells Progress in cell efficiency Mono-crystalline Si solar cells Multi (poly)-crystalline silicon solar cells Materials and processing Future for crystalline silicon solar cells Amorphous silicon solar cells Improving efficiency of Si TF solar cells Polycrystalline CIGS and CdTe thin film solar cells Introduction Highlights of CIGS and CdTe technologies CIGS thin film solar cells CdTe thin film solar cells Challenges to be addressed Polycrystalline TF multi junction solar cells Manufacturing cost of thin film modules Organic and dye sensitized solar cells Introduction Configuration & principle of organic solar cell Types of organic solar cells Dye-sensitized nanostructured solar cells Lifetimes of polymer cells Manufacturing status of DSC and OPV cells Improving efficiencies Nano-TiO2 dye/CIGS tandem solar cells High-efficiency solar devices Introduction III-V multi junction solar cells High concentration PV technology (HCPV) New concepts based solar cells Quantum dot solar cells Nanowire (NW) solar cells NW-polymer hybrid solar cells Third-generation concepts under development Crystalline silicon on glass (CSG) solar cells Policies and Incentives Introduction Incentive mechanisms Policies in selected countries
Abstract: "This book provides an overview of the current state of affairs in the field of solar power engineering from a global perspective. In four parts, this well-researched volume informs about (1) established solar PV (photovoltaic) technologies; (2) third-generation PV technologies based on new materials with potential for low-cost large-scale production; (3) solar cell technology based on new (third-generation) concepts such as quantum dot solar cells and nano wire solar cells using silicon and compound semiconductors; and (4) economic implications and effects, as well as policies and incentives in various countries of the world involved with solar energy implementation. Besides manufacturing facts and implementation issues, special emphasis is placed on the implications of policy measures in countries with good PV activity, such as Japan, China, India, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the United States, and Canada. The volume is intended as a reference text for a global audience of advanced students, R& D and industry professionals, as well as investors and policy-makers with fundamental knowledge of photovoltaic technology"

✦ Subjects

Топливно-энергетический комплекс;Гелиоэнергетика;