Advances in Solar Energy : an Annual Review of Research and Development / edited by Karl W. Böer.

In Volume 6 of the Advances in Solar Energy we have specifically targeted for a review the rich experience of the Power Utilities. Their hands-on experience in a large variety of means to employ solar energy conversion and to evaluate the technical and economical feasibilities is of great importance...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Böer, Karl W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1991.
Series:Advances in Solar Energy, An Annual Review of Research and Development ; 6.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contensts
  • 1 The U.S. Electric Utility Industry's Activities in Solar and Wind Energy: Survey and Perspective
  • 1.1 Abstract
  • 1.2 Background
  • 1.3 Solar Heating and Cooling
  • 1.4 Solar-Thermal Electric Power
  • 1.5 Wind Power
  • 1.6 Photovoltaics
  • 1.7 Other Solar Technologies
  • 1.8 Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • 2 The Status of Solar Thermal Electric Technology
  • 2.1 Abstract
  • 2.2 Introduction
  • 2.3 The Central Receiver System
  • 2.4 Dish Systems
  • 2.5 Trough Systems
  • 2.6 System Comparison
  • 2.7 Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • 3 High Efficiency III-V Solar Cells
  • 3.1 Abstract
  • 3.2 Introduction
  • 3.3 Single-Junction Crystalline Cells
  • 3.4 Multijunction Crystalline Cells
  • 3.5 InP Solar Cells
  • 3.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • 4 High-Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Basic Cell Operation
  • 4.3 The Physical Details of Recombination and Transport
  • 4.4 Cell Design Engineering
  • References
  • 5 CuInSe2 and CdTe: Scale-up for Manufacturing
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 CuInSe2
  • 5.3 CdTe
  • References
  • Word Index.