Applications of Photovoltaics

Herausgeber: Hill, Rebecca

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by experts in their fields, Applications of Photovoltaics provides a stimulating account of the technical and economic aspects of the many areas that PV technology has been or is soon to be implemented. The book includes chapters on terrestrial applications of PV; PV for development, placing PV in the context of an energy policy for developing countries; PV for developing countries, which discusses the techno-economics of PV applications; PV systems for professional applications, which include hybrid systems; and low-power applications of PV for consumer, leisure, and other systems.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1989
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780852742778
• ISBN-10: 0852742770
• Artikelnr.: 20998562

Autorenporträt

Rebecca Hill

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors. Preface. Terrestrial applications of photovoltaics:
Introduction. Photovoltaic systems. Prospects for photovoltaics. Obstacles
to progress. Conclusions. Photovoltaics for development - identifying real
opportunity: Introduction. Third world energy. Enduse analysis. Towards a
structural model for photovoltaic diffusion. Rapid appraisal for energy
projects. Social evaluation for PV systems. Conclusion. Photovoltaics for
developing countries: Introduction. Water pumping. Photovoltaic
refrigerators for rural health care. Lighting. Rural electrification. Other
applications. Conclusions on photovoltaics for developing countries -
summary of experience. Conclusions. Photovoltaic systems for professional
applications: Introduction. Photovoltaic technology - minimising generator
costs. Cathodic protection. Telecommunications. A key to rural development.
Hybrid systems. A practical hybrid application. Conclusions. Low power
applications of photovoltaics: Introduction. Conversion of light to
electricity. Consumer products. Replacement power supplies.
Instrumentation. The low power applications marked. Future prospects.
References. List of contributors.