Clean Electricity from Photovoltaics.
Title:
Clean Electricity from Photovoltaics.
Author:
Archer, Mary D.
ISBN:
9781848161504
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (870 pages)
Series:
Series on Photoconversion of Solar Energy ; v.1
Series on Photoconversion of Solar Energy
Contents:
CONTENTS -- About the authors -- Preface -- 1 The past and present -- 1.1 Milestones in photovoltaic technology -- 1.2 Evolution of the PV market -- 1.3 Overview of photo voltaic cell operation -- 1.4 Other junction types -- 1.5 Sources of further information -- 2 Device physics of silicon solar cells -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Semiconductor device equations -- 2.3 The p-n junction model of Shockley -- 2.4 Real diode characteristics -- 2.5 Numerical solar cell modelling -- 2.6 Concluding remarks -- 3 Principles of cell design -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Main cell types -- 3.3 Optical design of cells -- 3.4 Surface recombination losses and their reduction -- 3.5 Bulk recombination losses and their reduction -- 3.6 Design and fabrication of the metal contacts -- 3.7 Conclusions -- 4 Crystalline silicon solar cells -- 4.1 Overview -- 4.2 Silicon cell development -- 4.3 Substrate production -- 4.4 Cell processing -- 4.5 Cell costs -- 4.6 Opportunities for improvement -- 4.7 Silicon-supported thin films -- 4.8 Summary -- 5 Amorphous silicon solar cells -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Background -- 5.3 Amorphous silicon-based materials -- 5.4 Growth and microstructure -- 5.5 Solar cells -- 5.6 Solar cell structures -- 5.7 PV modules -- 5.8 Manufacturing costs -- 5.9 Long-term reliability -- 5.10 Environmental issues -- 5.11 Challenges for the future -- 6 Cadmium telluride solar cells -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Early work -- 6.3 The potential of the base material -- 6.4 Diodes and cells -- 6.5 Cell production -- 6.6 Module production -- 6.7 Industrial status-achievements and projections -- 6.8 Economic aspects -- 6.9 Health and environmental aspects -- 6.10 Conclusions -- 7 Cu(In Ga)Se2 solar cells -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Material properties -- 7.3 Cell and module technology -- 7.4 Device physics.
7.5 Wide-gap chalcopyrites -- 7.6 Conclusions -- 8 Super-high efficiency III-V tandem and multijunction cells -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Principles of super-high efficiency multijunction solar cells -- 8.3 Candidate materials for multijunction cells and their present status -- 8.4 Epitaxial technologies for growing III-V compound cells -- 8.5 Monolithic vs. multi-terminal connection modes -- 8.6 Cell interconnection -- 8.7 Possible applications of multijunction cells -- 8.8 Predictions -- 9 Organic photovoltaic devices -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Background-early work on photoresponsive organic semiconductors -- 9.3 Conjugated molecules: a new class of semiconductors -- 9.4 Basic organic photovoltaic cells -- 9.5 Photogeneration and charge transport in organic PV cells -- 9.6 The characteristics of organic photovoltaic cells -- 9.7 Heterojunction photovoltaic cells -- 9.8 Dispersed heterojunction photovoltaic cells -- 9.9 Diffuse interface photovoltaic cells -- 9.10 Towards future applications -- 9.11 Conclusions -- 10 Quantum well solar cells -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Device design materials and technology -- 10.3 Physics of QWs -- 10.4 Performance characteristics of QWSCs -- 10.5 Limits to efficiency -- 10.6 Applications -- 10.7 Conclusions -- 11 Thermophotovoltaic generation of electricity -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Radiators -- 11.3 Optical control elements -- 11.4 Device modelling -- 11.5 Potentially suitable materials -- 11.6 System modelling -- 11.7 Summary -- 12 Concentrator cells and systems -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Concentrator solar cells -- 12.3 Tracking concentrators -- 12.4 Performance and cost considerations -- 12.5 Conclusion: under what circumstances is concentration worthwhile? -- 13 Cells and systems for space applications -- 13.1 Space systems -- 13.2 The space environment.
13.3 History of solar arrays in space -- 13.4 Market trends and drivers in satellite power requirements -- 13.5 Satellite solar arrays -- 13.6 Space solar cell technology -- 13.7 New approaches for satellite solar arrays -- 13.8 Long-term directions -- 14 Storage of electrical energy -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Electricity storage options -- 14.3 Kinetic energy storage -- 14.4 Hydrogen energy storage -- 14.5 Storage batteries -- 14.6 Super- and ultra-capacitors (electrochemical capacitors) -- 14.7 Conclusions -- 15 Photovoltaic modules systems and applications -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Photovoltaic modules -- 15.3 The photovoltaic array -- 15.4 The photovoltaic system -- 15.5 Costs of PV components and systems -- 15.6 Conclusions -- 16 The photovoltaic business: manufacturers and markets -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Origins and structure of the industry -- 16.3 Growth in PV production -- 16.4 Manufacturers -- 16.5 Markets -- 16.6 Future market growth -- 16.7 International financing and new initiatives -- 16.8 Concluding remarks -- 17 The economics of photovoltaic technologies -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Economics of PV applications -- 17.3 The policy framework -- 17.4 Conclusions -- 18 The outlook for PV in the 21st century -- 18.1 The changing outlook for PV -- 18.2 PV and world energy supply -- 18.3 PV can play an impressive local role -- 18.4 The ultimate PV system -- 18.5 Market development -- 18.6 Barriers to the introduction of PV -- 18.7 Costs -- 18.8 International co-operation -- 18.9 The future of PV -- Appendices -- I Fundamental Constants -- II Useful Quantities and Conversion Factors -- III List of Symbols -- IV Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Index.
Abstract:
Photovoltaic cells provide clean, reversible electrical power from the sun. Made from semiconductors, they are durable, silent in operation and free of polluting emissions. In this book, experts from all sectors of the PV community - materials scientists, physicists, production engineers, economists and environmentalists - give their critical appraisals of where the technology is now and what its prospects are. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 2.1: Introduction (306 KB). Chapter 2.2: Semiconductor device equations (121 KB). Chapter 2.3: The p-n junction model of Shockley (1,017 KB). Chapter 2.4: Real diode characteristics (771 KB). Chapter 2.5: Numerical solar cell modelling (2,218 KB). Chapter 4: Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells (360 KB). Chapter 15: Photovoltaic Modules, Systems and Applications (350 KB). Contents: The Past and Present (M D Archer); Device Physics of Silicon Solar Cells (J O Schumacher & W Wettling); Principles of Cell Design (J Poortmans et al.); Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells (M A Green); Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells (C R Wronski & D E Carlson); Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells (D Bonnet); Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells (U Rau & H W Schock); Super-High Efficiency III-V Tandem and Multijunction Cells (M Yamaguchi); Organic Photovoltaic Devices (J J M Halls & R H Friend); Quantum Well Solar Cells (J Nelson); Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity (T J Coutts); Concentrator Cells and Systems (A Luque); Cells and Systems for Space Applications (C M Hardingham); Storage of Electrical Energy (R M Dell); Photovoltaic Modules, Systems and Applications (N M Pearsall & R Hill); The Photovoltaic Business: Manufacturers and Markets (B McNelis); The Economics of Photovoltaic Technologies (D Anderson); The Outlook for PV in the 21st Century (E H Lysen & B Yordi). Readership: Physicists, chemists and engineers.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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