Thermal behavior of photovoltaic devices : physics and engineering /: physics and engineering. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Olivier Dupré, Rodolphe Vaillon, Martin A. Green.
• Authors: Dupré, Olivier; Vaillon, Rodolphe; Green, Martin A
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Nomenclature; Fundamental Constants; Latin Symbols; Greek Symbols; Subscripts; Abbreviations; 1 Thermal Issues in Photovoltaics and Existing Solutions; Abstract; 1.1 The Effects of Temperature on the Performances of Photovoltaic Devices; 1.1.1 Reversible Decrease of PV Performances with Temperature; 1.1.2 Thermal Annealing and Staebler-Wronsky Effect in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells; 1.1.3 Temperature and Module Degradation; 1.2 Predicting the Operating Temperature and Energy Yield of PV Installations; 1.3 Reducing the Operating Temperature of PV Devices. 1.3.1 Common Cooling Strategies1.3.2 Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermal Solutions; 1.3.3 Building Integrated PV and Floating PV; 1.3.4 Radiative Cooling; 1.3.5 Thermal Design of PV Cells and Modules; References; 2 Temperature Coefficients of Photovoltaic Devices; Abstract; 2.1 Definition; 2.2 Fundamental Conversion Losses and Temperature Coefficients of Solar Cells; 2.2.1 The Detailed Balance Principle and the Thermodynamic Argument; 2.2.2 Influence of Bandgap Temperature Dependence and Incident Spectrum; 2.3 Loss Mechanisms and Temperature Coefficients of Actual Solar Cells. 2.3.1 Open-Circuit Voltage Temperature Sensitivity2.3.2 Short-Circuit Current Temperature Sensitivity; 2.3.3 Fill Factor Temperature Sensitivity; 2.4 Tuning the Temperature Coefficients; 2.5 Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; References; 3 A Thermal Model for the Design of Photovoltaic Devices; Abstract; 3.1 Why a Thermal Model for Photovoltaic Devices?; 3.2 Model for the Heat Source; 3.3 Model for the Equilibrium Temperature; 3.4 Dependence on Voltage of the Heat Source and the Cell Temperature; 3.4.1 Temperature Dependent Power Output as a Function of Voltage. 3.4.2 Revisiting the Definition of Nominal Operating Cell Temperature3.5 Beyond Standard Test Conditions: Taking into Account Field Operating Conditions in the Design of Photovoltaic Devices; 3.5.1 Sub-bandgap Energy Photon Filtering; 3.5.2 High-Energy Photon Filtering; 3.5.3 Bandgap Optimization; 3.5.4 Optimization of Other Parameters; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Specificities of the Thermal Behavior of Current and Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies; Abstract; 4.1 Standard Silicon Solar Cells; 4.2 Silicon Hetero-Junction Solar Cells; 4.3 Compensated Silicon Solar Cells. 4.4 Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells4.5 Perovskite Solar Cells; 4.6 Multi-junction Solar Cells; 4.7 Concentrator Photovoltaics; 4.8 Thermophovoltaic Devices; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 621.31/244; 621.042; Energy; Photovoltaic power systems; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Photovoltaic power systems; Energy; Renewable and Green Energy; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Physics of Energy Technology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Science -- Mechanics -- Dynamics -- Thermodynamics; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Engineering thermodynamics; Energy technology & engineering; Electronic devices & materials; Renewable energy sources; Engineering; Optical materials; Science -- Energy; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319494579; 3319494570
• Related ISBNs: 9783319494562; 3319494562
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 6, 2017).
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