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Fundamentals of Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Systems Engineering

  • Book

  • October 2024
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5947770

Fundamentals of Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Systems Engineering presents all the major topics relevant to understanding photovoltaic technology, including the working principles of solar cells, modeling and measuring solar radiation, manufacturing processes for solar cells and photovoltaic modules, the design and operation of rooftop installations and large-scale power plants, the economics of such systems, and the role of photovoltaic solar energy in the ongoing energy transition. This book is intended for use as a textbook on photovoltaic solar energy for upper-level undergraduate/graduate engineering students.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Solar Energy
2. Solar Radiation
3. Working principles of solar cells
4. Circuit properties of solar cells
5. Manufacturing of solar cells
6. Alternative solar cell technologies
7. Photovoltaic panels
8. Integrated PV
9. Elements of power electronics for PV
10. Design and operation of small PV systems
11. Design and operation of utility-scale solar power plants
12. Measuring solar cells, modules, and power plants
13. Economics of solar energy
14. Large penetration of solar in the grid
15. Solar PV for space applications

Authors

Marta Victoria Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark. Dr. Marta Victoria has a BSc and MSc in Aerospace Engineering and a PhD in Photovoltaic Solar Energy from the Technical University of Madrid, Spain. She works as an Associate Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark, where she teaches courses in Photovoltaic Solar Energy and Macro-Energy System Modeling. Her current research interests include the modeling of large-scale energy systems with high renewable penetration and the analysis of how to integrate large amounts of solar PV electricity into the grid. She also investigates novel PV system designs including agrivolatics and energy communities based on shared rooftop PV installations.