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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| About the author | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Note on the Examples and Costs | |
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| List of Symbols | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Photovoltaics � What�s It All About? | |
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| Overview of This Book | |
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| A Brief Glossary of Key PV Terms | |
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| Recommended Guide Values for Estimating PV System Potential | |
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| Examples | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Key Properties of Solar Radiation | |
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| Sun and Earth | |
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| Extraterrestrial Radiation | |
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| Radiation on the Horizontal Plane of the Earth�s Surface | |
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| Simple Method for Calculating Solar Radiation on Inclined Surfaces | |
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| Radiation Calculation on Inclined Planes with Three-Component Model | |
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| Approximate Annual Energy Yield for Grid-Connected PV Systems | |
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| Composition of Solar Radiation | |
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| Solar Radiation Measurement | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| The Internal Photoelectric Effect in Semiconductors | |
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| A Brief Account of Semiconductor Theory | |
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| The Solar Cell: A Specialized Semiconductor Diode With a Large Barrier Layer that is Exposed to Light | |
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| Solar Cell Efficiency | |
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| The Most Important Types of Solar Cells and the Attendant Manufacturing Methods | |
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| Bifacial Solar Cells | |
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| Examples | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Solar Modules | |
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| Potential Solar Cell Wiring Problems | |
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| Interconnection of Solar Modules and Solar Generators | |
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| Solar Generator Power Loss Resulting from Partial Shading and Mismatch Loss | |
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| Solar Generator Structure | |
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| Examples | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Stand-alone PV Systems | |
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| Grid-Connected Systems | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Probability of Direct Lightning Strikes | |
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| Lightning Strikes: Guide Value; Main Effects | |
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| Basic Principles of Lightning Protection | |
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| Shunting Lightning Current to a Series of Down-conductors | |
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| Potential Increases; Equipotential Bonding | |
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| Lightning-Current-Induced Voltages and Current | |
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| PV Installation Lightning Protection Experiments | |
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| Optimal Sizing of PV Installation Lightning Protection Devices | |
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| Recommendations for PV Installation Lightning Protection | |
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| Recap and Conclusions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Standardized Yield, Losses and Performance Ratio | |
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| Normalized Diagrams for Yields and Losses | |
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| Normalized PV Installation Power Output | |
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| Anomaly Detection Using Various Types of Diagrams | |
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| Recap and Conclusions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Principal of and Baseline Values for Yield Calculations | |
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| Energy Yield Determination for Grid-Connected Systems | |
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| Sizing PV Installations that Integrate a Battery Pack | |
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| Insolation Calculation Freeware | |
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| Simulation Software | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| How Much Does Solar Energy Cost? | |
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| Grey Energy; Energy Payback Time; Yield Factor | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Performance Characteristics of Selected PV Installations | |
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| Energy Yield Data and Other Aspects of Selected PV Installations | |
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| Long Term Comparison of Four Swiss PV Installations | |
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| Long Term Energy Yield of the Burgdorf Installation | |
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| Mean PV Installation Energy Yield in Germany | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| In Conclusion� | |
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| Calculation Tables and Insolation Data | |
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| Specimen polar shading diagram | |
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| Links; Books; Acronyms; etc. | |