Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts
Understanding Market and Technology Drivers toward Terawatts
(Sprache: Englisch)
An essential guide through the rapid evolution of PV technology
Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts: Understanding Market and Technology Drivers toward Terawatts covers the history of silicon based PV, from the earliest discoveries to...
Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts: Understanding Market and Technology Drivers toward Terawatts covers the history of silicon based PV, from the earliest discoveries to...
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An essential guide through the rapid evolution of PV technologyPhotovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts: Understanding Market and Technology Drivers toward Terawatts covers the history of silicon based PV, from the earliest discoveries to present and future practice.
Divided into 9 chapters, the book includes the following topics: Early History; The 1973 Oil crisis and the drive for alternative energies; The emergence in the 1980's of the off grid PV market, the significant small scale PV consumer market and the establishment of a manufacturing industry; Advantages of silicon for solar cells; The evolution of PV installations; The history of the incentive programme for PV; Difficulties of alternative technologies in challenging silicon dominance; Current status of the silicon manufacturing technology and The future.
Key features:
* An authoritative first-hand account of an emerging technology from laboratory to global significance for electricity generation by an industry expert.
* Provides a framework for policy makers on future trends in the PV industry.
* Examines the lessons learnt from the interaction of research laboratories, major industry and government.
* Signposts the route to future high efficiency silicon solar cells giving new researchers a background for further development.
* Highlights the critical success factors for the emerging alternative manufacturing technologies.
An essential PV guide aimed at researchers and students in electrical engineering and physical sciences through the rapid evolution of PV technology to commercial viability and the challenges ahead for increased performance, efficiency and global deployment.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts “
PrefaceChapter 1 The Photovoltaics -the birth of a technology and its first application
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Sunlight and electricity
1.2.1 The early Years
1.2.2 The breakthrough to commercial photovoltaic cells.
1.2.3 The hiatus
1.2.4 The first successful market- Satellites
1.3 Photovoltaics demonstrates success.
1.3.1 First Commercial Operation
1.3.2 Solar Cell Manufacturing
1.4 Gallium Arsenide and III-V alloys for space.
1.4.1. Single Junction GaAs solar cells
1.4.2 Multi-junction Solar Cells for space.
1.5 Summary
1.6 References
Chapter 2 The Beginnings of a Terrestrial Photovoltaic Industry
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The 1973 Oil Crisis
2.3 The Way Ahead for Terrestrial PV Technology.
2.3.1 Basic Silicon PV manufacturing Process
2.3.2 The Low Cost Silicon Solar Array Project (FPSA).
2.3.2.1 Solar Grade Silicon
2.3.2.2 Silicon Sheet Wafers and Ribbons
2.3.2.3 High Efficiency Solar Cells
2.3.2.4 Process development
2.3.2.5 Engineering Sciences and Reliability.
2.3.2.6 Module Encapsulation
2.3.2.7 Cost Goals
2.4 Rise of the USA PV Manufacturing Industry
2.5 Developments in Europe
2.5 Developments in Europe
2.6 The transition in cell technology from space to terrestrial applications
2.7 Alternatives to Silicon for Solar cells
2.8 Summary
2.9 References
Chapter 3 The Early PV global market and manufacturers
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Off Grid Professional Market
3.2.1 Navigation aids.
3.2.2 Microwave Repeater Stations
3.2.3 Cathodic Protection
3.2.4 Other Applications.
3.2.5 Early Grid Connected application
3.3. Off Grid social applications
3.3.1 Solar Home
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systems
3.3.2 Water Pumping
3.2.3 Consumer Electronics
3.4 Summary
3.5 References
Chapter 4 Silicon Technology Development to 2010
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Technologies supplying the global market.
4.3 Advantages of silicon as a solar cell material.
4.3.1 Availability
4.3.2 Elemental semiconductor
4.3.3. Non-toxic
4.3.4 Self passivating oxide
4.3.5 Synergy with global semiconductor industry.
4.4 Silicon Solar Cell Design Features
4.5 Silicon Solar cell manufacturing from 1980 to 1990.
4.6 Developments in Manufacturing Technology
4.6.1 Silicon Feedstock
4.6.2 Crystallisation
4.6.3 Wafering
4.6.4 Anti-Reflection Coating (ARC)
4.6.5 Solar Cell Development to 2000
4.6.5.1 Cz-Cell Development
4.6.5.2 Multicrystalline Silicon Processing
4.6.5.3 Integration of mono and multicrystalline silicon processes.
4.6.5.4 Other process technology changes
4.7 Module Technology
4. 8 Summary
4.9 References
Chapter 5 The Current Status of PV Systems
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The off-grid market
5.3 The decentralised grid connected market.
5.3.1 Research Phase 1974-1989
5.3.2 The Demonstration Phase 1989-2000
5.3.3 Decentralised Grid connected market 2000- 2019: The Commercial phase
5.3.2.1 The achievement of grid parity
5.3.2.2 Resolution of the silicon feedstock supply.
5.4 Utility Scale Grid connected PV systems
5.5 Novel applications
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3.3.2 Water Pumping
3.2.3 Consumer Electronics
3.4 Summary
3.5 References
Chapter 4 Silicon Technology Development to 2010
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Technologies supplying the global market.
4.3 Advantages of silicon as a solar cell material.
4.3.1 Availability
4.3.2 Elemental semiconductor
4.3.3. Non-toxic
4.3.4 Self passivating oxide
4.3.5 Synergy with global semiconductor industry.
4.4 Silicon Solar Cell Design Features
4.5 Silicon Solar cell manufacturing from 1980 to 1990.
4.6 Developments in Manufacturing Technology
4.6.1 Silicon Feedstock
4.6.2 Crystallisation
4.6.3 Wafering
4.6.4 Anti-Reflection Coating (ARC)
4.6.5 Solar Cell Development to 2000
4.6.5.1 Cz-Cell Development
4.6.5.2 Multicrystalline Silicon Processing
4.6.5.3 Integration of mono and multicrystalline silicon processes.
4.6.5.4 Other process technology changes
4.7 Module Technology
4. 8 Summary
4.9 References
Chapter 5 The Current Status of PV Systems
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The off-grid market
5.3 The decentralised grid connected market.
5.3.1 Research Phase 1974-1989
5.3.2 The Demonstration Phase 1989-2000
5.3.3 Decentralised Grid connected market 2000- 2019: The Commercial phase
5.3.2.1 The achievement of grid parity
5.3.2.2 Resolution of the silicon feedstock supply.
5.4 Utility Scale Grid connected PV systems
5.5 Novel applications
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Autoren-Porträt von Tim Bruton
TIM BRUTON graduated with a BSc in Physics and a PhD in Materials Science from Imperial College London. He has held a number of technical positions with multinational companies including Executive Director (Solar Research) at BP Solar from 1983 to 2003 mainly in crystalline silicon but also for thin film and OPV developments. Between 2003 and 2007, Tim led the PV group at NaREC where it carried out UK and European R&D projects and small scale manufacturing of custom solar cells. Since January 2008, He has worked as an independent consultant. Tim has published over 100 papers in the PV field and is managing co-editor of Wiley's Progress in Photovoltaics. He is an independent expert in PV for the European Commission and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Tim Bruton
- 2021, 1. Auflage, 240 Seiten, Maße: 17,5 x 25 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1119130042
- ISBN-13: 9781119130048
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.01.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
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