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Designing Indoor Solar Products Photovoltaic Technologies for AES

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ISBN-10: 0470016612

ISBN-13: 9780470016619

Edition: 2005

Authors: Julian Randall

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The use of ambient energy systems (AES) is often limited to products of low power. This text suggests how the technology can be used with more powerful applications, as well as explaining the subsequent ecological and economic benefits.
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Book details

List price: $179.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/2/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Size: 6.85" wide x 9.90" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English

About the author
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
State of the Art
Introduction
Low Power Energy Sources
Intellectual Property Rights
IPV Taxonomies
IPV gaps in knowledge
Conclusion
Engineering design
Introduction
Defining design
Trends in engineering design
Life Cycle Methods
Conclusion
Radiant Energy Indoors
Introduction
Physics of buildings
Photometric characterisation
Radiometric characterisations
Computer simulation
Discussion
Conclusion
Future work
Further reading
Fundamentals of Solar Cells
Introduction
A brief history of solar collectors and PV
Photonic semiconductors
Photovoltaic Technology
Suboptimal solar cell efficiency
IPV Material Technologies
Efficiency improvements
Conclusion
Further reading
Solar Cells for Indoor Use
Introduction
Technology performance at indoor light levels
Indoor light level model presentation
Discussion
Designing PV modules for indoor use
Conclusion
Further work
Indoor Ambient Energy Charge Storage
Introduction
Trends in charge storage
Charge storage technology
Charge storage parameters
To determine storage capacity
Electrochemical Storage Technologies
Conclusion
Future Work
Further reading
Ambient Energy Power Source Design
Introduction
Clarification
Conceptual Design
Embodiment
Detailed Design
Case studies
Conclusion
Further reading
Conclusion
Abbreviations and Symbols
Glossary
References
Index