LEADER 04976nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910677460503321 005 20230721005821.0 010 $a1-282-68971-1 010 $a9786612689710 010 $a0-470-61200-2 010 $a0-470-61041-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000005912 035 $a(EBL)477701 035 $a(OCoLC)609853585 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000354722 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11212600 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000354722 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10315356 035 $a(PQKB)10600357 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC477701 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005912 100 $a20090424d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRenewable energies$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Jean-Claude Sabonnadie?re 210 $aLondon $cISTE Ltd ;$aHoboken, NJ $cJohn Wiley & Sons$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (501 p.) 225 1 $aISTE ;$vv.146 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84821-135-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRenewable Energies; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Photovoltaic Electricity Production; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Photovoltaic conversion; 1.2.1. I-V characteristics of a cell and conversion output; 1.3. Cells with a crystalline silicon base; 1.3.1. Raw silicon; 1.3.2. Monocrystalline silicon; 1.3.2.1. Techniques for growing monocrystals; 1.3.2.2. Record for cells on monocrystals; 1.3.3. Multicrystalline silicon; 1.3.3.1. Techniques for growing multicrystals; 1.3.3.2. Improvement in performance of cells created from multicrystals; 1.3.4. Silicon in self-supported ribbon 327 $a1.3.4.1. Growing techniques1.3.4.2. Prospects; 1.4. Cells in thin films; 1.4.1. Polycrystalline silicon; 1.4.2. Nanocrystalline and amorphous silicon; 1.4.2.1. State of the art and new prospects; 1.4.2.2. Industrial applications; 1.4.3. Marriage of crystalline and amorphous technologies; 1.4.4. Other emerging thin-film materials; 1.4.4.1. Materials with a cadmium-tellurium base; 1.4.4.2. Materials with a base of indium-copper-selenium (CIS) (copper selenate); 1.4.5. Prospects for thin films; 1.5. Photovoltaic market; 1.5.1. Stimulation of production by political intervention 327 $a1.5.2. First beneficial effects on production and power of the installations1.5.3. Adaptation of the product to the market: cost of watt and kilowatt hour PV; 1.6. Prospects for photovoltaic electricity development; 1.7. Bibliography; Chapter 2. Photovoltaic Systems Connected to the Grid; 2.1. Problems of photovoltaic power generation connected to the grid; 2.2. General remarks on connection; 2.2.1. Interfacing with the grid; 2.2.2. General remarks on control; 2.3. Physical architectures; 2.3.1. Central inverter; 2.3.2. Individual inverter; 2.3.3. Row inverters; 2.3.4. Multiple row inverters 327 $a2.3.5. Conclusion2.4. Constraints related to supplying energy to the utility grid; 2.4.1. Quality of the energy supplied; 2.4.2. Security; 2.4.2.1. Security regarding the grid; 2.4.2.2. Security with respect to installation; 2.5. Algorithmic architectures; 2.5.1. The search for MPPT; 2.5.2. Control of the inverter grid and the global chain; 2.6. Conclusion; 2.7. Bibliography; Chapter 3. Solar Heating; 3.1. Introduction; 3.1.1. Some history; 3.1.2. Some basic calculations; 3.1.3. The performance of solar heating devices; 3.2. Available energy from the sun; 3.2.1. The apparent motion of the sun 327 $a3.2.2. Evaluation of sunlight received by a collector3.3. Flat solar panels; 3.3.1. Different technologies of thermal solar collectors; 3.3.2. Evaluation of the performance of solar collectors; 3.3.3. Selective coatings for collectors and glazing; 3.4. Solar heating systems; 3.4.1. Individual and collective solar water heaters; 3.4.2. Combined solar systems for the heating of buildings; 3.5. Bibliography; Chapter 4. Solar Thermodynamic Power Stations; Introduction; 4.1. Concentrating solar power technologies; 4.1.1. Why concentrate solar radiation?; 4.1.2. Concentrating systems 327 $a4.1.2.1. The parabolic concentrator (or dish) 330 $aThis book deals with the emerging generation of renewable energy technologies, covering solar energy (photovoltaic, thermal and thermodynamic energy conversion), wind energy, marine energy, small hydropower, geothermal energy, biofuels, biogas and the use of wood as a substitute for fossil fuels. 410 0$aISTE 606 $aRenewable energy sources 606 $aPower resources 615 0$aRenewable energy sources. 615 0$aPower resources. 676 $a621.042 701 $aSabonnadie?re$b Jean-Claude$0632022 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910677460503321 996 $aRenewable energies$93069568 997 $aUNINA