Clean electricity from photovoltaics [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Mary D. Archer, Robert Hill |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (870 p.) |
Disciplina | 621.381542 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ArcherMary D
HillR <1937-> (Robert) |
Collana | Series on photoconversion of solar energy |
Soggetto topico |
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic power generation |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-86603-2
9786611866037 1-60119-771-3 1-84816-150-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454330703321 |
London, : Imperial College Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Clean electricity from photovoltaics [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Mary D. Archer, Robert Hill |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (870 p.) |
Disciplina | 621.381542 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ArcherMary D
HillR <1937-> (Robert) |
Collana | Series on photoconversion of solar energy |
Soggetto topico |
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic power generation |
ISBN |
1-281-86603-2
9786611866037 1-60119-771-3 1-84816-150-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782121703321 |
London, : Imperial College Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Clean electricity from photovoltaics [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Mary D. Archer, Robert Hill |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (870 p.) |
Disciplina | 621.381542 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ArcherMary D
HillR <1937-> (Robert) |
Collana | Series on photoconversion of solar energy |
Soggetto topico |
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic power generation |
ISBN |
1-281-86603-2
9786611866037 1-60119-771-3 1-84816-150-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824288403321 |
London, : Imperial College Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The future of energy use / / Phil O'Keefe, Geoff O'Brien and Nicola Pearsall |
Autore | O'Keefe Philip |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.79 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HillR <1937-> (Robert)
O'BrienGeoff PearsallNicola |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources
Energy policy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-54342-2
1-282-61727-3 9786612617270 1-84977-481-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; THE FUTURE OF ENERGY USE; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Acknowledgements; Foreword; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 The Changing Energy Landscape; 2 Cost of Energy and Scenario Planning; 3 Energy and Development Planning; 4 Efficiency of End Use; 5 Conventional Fuels; 6 Nuclear Energy; 7 Renewable Energy Resources; 8 Energy Futures; Appendix 1 Global Energy Resources; Appendix 2 Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions; Appendix 3 Global Warming Potential (GWP); Appendix 4 Measurements and Conversion Tables; Appendix 5 Costing Energy Projects; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458909503321 |
O'Keefe Philip | ||
London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The future of energy use / / Phil O'Keefe, Geoff O'Brien and Nicola Pearsall |
Autore | O'Keefe Philip |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.79 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HillR <1937-> (Robert)
O'BrienGeoff PearsallNicola |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources
Energy policy |
ISBN |
1-136-54341-4
1-136-54342-2 1-282-61727-3 9786612617270 1-84977-481-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; THE FUTURE OF ENERGY USE; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Acknowledgements; Foreword; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 The Changing Energy Landscape; 2 Cost of Energy and Scenario Planning; 3 Energy and Development Planning; 4 Efficiency of End Use; 5 Conventional Fuels; 6 Nuclear Energy; 7 Renewable Energy Resources; 8 Energy Futures; Appendix 1 Global Energy Resources; Appendix 2 Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions; Appendix 3 Global Warming Potential (GWP); Appendix 4 Measurements and Conversion Tables; Appendix 5 Costing Energy Projects; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792600503321 |
O'Keefe Philip | ||
London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The future of energy use / / Phil O'Keefe, Geoff O'Brien and Nicola Pearsall |
Autore | O'Keefe Philip |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.79 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HillR <1937-> (Robert)
O'BrienGeoff PearsallNicola |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources
Energy policy |
ISBN |
1-136-54341-4
1-136-54342-2 1-282-61727-3 9786612617270 1-84977-481-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; THE FUTURE OF ENERGY USE; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Acknowledgements; Foreword; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 The Changing Energy Landscape; 2 Cost of Energy and Scenario Planning; 3 Energy and Development Planning; 4 Efficiency of End Use; 5 Conventional Fuels; 6 Nuclear Energy; 7 Renewable Energy Resources; 8 Energy Futures; Appendix 1 Global Energy Resources; Appendix 2 Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions; Appendix 3 Global Warming Potential (GWP); Appendix 4 Measurements and Conversion Tables; Appendix 5 Costing Energy Projects; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815118903321 |
O'Keefe Philip | ||
London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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