| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 627 pages) : illustrations |
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SOLAR CELLS ANDTHEIR APPLICATIONS, Second Edition; Contents; Preface; Contributors; PART I: INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR CELLS; 1: SOLAR CELLS: A BRIEF HISTORY AND INTRODUCTION; 2: SOLAR CELL ELECTRICITY MARKET HISTORY, PUBLIC POLICY, PROJECTED FUTURE, AND ESTIMATED COSTS; 3: SOLAR CELLS, SINGLE-CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTORS, AND HIGH EFFICIENCY; 4: SOLAR CELL DEVICE PHYSICS; PART II: TERRESTRIAL SOLAR CELL ELECTRICITY; 5: CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES; 6: THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES; 7: TERRESTRIAL MODULE FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY TECHNOLOGIES; 8: CHINESE SOLAR CELL STATUS |
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9: TRACKING THE SUN FOR MORE KILOWATT HOUR AND LOWER-COST SOLAR ELECTRICITY10: SOLAR CELL SYSTEMS: DEFINITION, PERFORMANCE, AND RELIABILITY; 11: LEVELIZED COST OF ENERGY FOR UTILITY-SCALE PHOTOVOLTAICS; PART III: TERRESTRIAL CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELL SYSTEMS; 12: LOW-CONCENTRATION CRYSTALLINE SILICON SYSTEMS; 13: HIGH-CONCENTRATION, III-V MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; 14: HIGH-CONCENTRATION FRESNEL LENS ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS; 15: H |
| Summary |
This Second Edition has been updated to reflect the advances that have taken place since publication of the previous edition. The book draws upon basic physics and engineering principles coupled with key economic, market, business, investment, and policy factors to explain the current status of solar cells and how their applications will expand over the next few decades. This new edition is of interest to technologists in the fields of solar cells and systems, academics studying microelectronics, semiconductors, and solar cells, and business students and investors with a technical focus |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Solar cells.
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solar cells.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Electrical.
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Solar cells
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fraas, Lewis M
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Partain, L. D
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| ISBN |
9780470636886 |
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0470636882 |
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9780470636879 |
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0470636874 |
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0470446331 |
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9780470446331 |
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