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The most comprehensive, authoritative and widely cited referenceon photovoltaic solar energy
Fully revised and updated, the Handbook of PhotovoltaicScience and Engineering, Second Edition incorporates thesubstantial technological advances and research developments inphotovoltaics since its previous release. All topics relating tothe photovoltaic (PV) industry are discussed with contributions bydistinguished international experts in the field.
Significant new coverage includes:
* three completely new chapters and six chapters with newauthors
* device structures, processing, and manufacturing options forthe three major thin film PV technologies
* high performance approaches for multijunction, concentrator, and space applications
* new types of organic polymer and dye-sensitized solarcells
* economic analysis of various policy options to stimulate PVgrowth including effect of public and private investment
Detailed treatment covers:
* scientific basis of the photovoltaic effect and solar celloperation
* the production of solar silicon and of silicon-based solarcells and modules
* how choice of semiconductor materials and their productioninfluence costs and performance
* making measurements on solar cells and modules and how torelate results under standardised test conditions to real outdoorperformance
* photovoltaic system installation and operation of componentssuch as inverters and batteries.
* architectural applications of building-integrated PV
Each chapter is structured to be partially accessible tobeginners while providing detailed information of the physics andtechnology for experts. Encompassing a review of past work and thefundamentals in solar electric science, this is a leading referenceand invaluable resource for all practitioners, consultants, researchers and students in the PV industry.
Fully revised and updated, the Handbook of PhotovoltaicScience and Engineering, Second Edition incorporates thesubstantial technological advances and research developments inphotovoltaics since its previous release. All topics relating tothe photovoltaic (PV) industry are discussed with contributions bydistinguished international experts in the field.
Significant new coverage includes:
* three completely new chapters and six chapters with newauthors
* device structures, processing, and manufacturing options forthe three major thin film PV technologies
* high performance approaches for multijunction, concentrator, and space applications
* new types of organic polymer and dye-sensitized solarcells
* economic analysis of various policy options to stimulate PVgrowth including effect of public and private investment
Detailed treatment covers:
* scientific basis of the photovoltaic effect and solar celloperation
* the production of solar silicon and of silicon-based solarcells and modules
* how choice of semiconductor materials and their productioninfluence costs and performance
* making measurements on solar cells and modules and how torelate results under standardised test conditions to real outdoorperformance
* photovoltaic system installation and operation of componentssuch as inverters and batteries.
* architectural applications of building-integrated PV
Each chapter is structured to be partially accessible tobeginners while providing detailed information of the physics andtechnology for experts. Encompassing a review of past work and thefundamentals in solar electric science, this is a leading referenceand invaluable resource for all practitioners, consultants, researchers and students in the PV industry.
