Photovoltaic solar energy generation /

Photovoltaic solar energy generation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Goetzberger, A. (Adolf)
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 232 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Springer series in optical sciences ; 112 Springer series in optical sciences ; v. 112.
Subject:	Photovoltaic power generation. Solar cells. Photovoltaic power generation. Solar cells.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11065738

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Other authors / contributors:	Hoffmann, Volker U.
ISBN:	3540236767 9783540236764 3540266283 9783540266280 1280304979 9781280304972
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.
Summary:	"This comprehensive description and discussion of photovoltaics (PV) is presented at a level that makes it accessible to the interested academic. Starting with an historical overview, the text outlines the relevance of photovoltaics today and in the future. Then follows an introduction to the physical background of solar cells and the most important materials and technologies, with particular emphasis placed on future developments and prospects. The book goes beyond technology by also describing the path from the cell to the module to the system, proceeding to important applications, such as grid-connected and stand-alone systems."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Goetzberger, A. (Adolf). Photovoltaic solar energy generation. Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2005 3540236767

Table of Contents:

What is Photovoltaics?
Physics of Solar Cells
Silicon Solar Cell Material and Technology
Crystalline Thin-Film Silicon
Other Materials, New Concepts and Future Developments
Solar Cells and Solar Modules
PV-Systems
PV Systems: Installation Possibilities
Environmental Impacts by PV Systems
Efficiency and Performance of PV Systems
PV Markets Support Measures and Costs
The Future of PV
Other (perhaps competing) CO2-free Energy Sources
Popular Killing Arguments Against PV and Why They Are Not Valid