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1 Online-Ressource (198 Seiten)
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1st ed
ISBN:
9789811920998
Series Statement:
Green Energy and Technology Series
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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Solar Energy-Then and Now -- 1.1 Solar Breakthrough -- 1.2 Solar Energy in Ancient Times -- 1.3 Solar Energy in Modern Times -- 1.4 Solar Energy and Sustainable Energy Future -- 1.4.1 Paris Agreement on Climate Change -- 1.4.2 Clean Energy Transition -- 1.4.3 Sustainable Development Goals -- 1.5 The Scope of the Book -- 1.6 Outlook -- References -- Part I Solar Radiation and Its Conversion -- 2 Sun: Unlimited Energy Resource on Earth -- 2.1 The Sun -- 2.1.1 Internal Structure of the Sun -- 2.1.2 Sun's Atmosphere -- 2.2 Energy Received from Sun to Earth -- 2.2.1 About Earth and Its Atmosphere -- 2.2.2 Energy Received on the Earth -- 2.3 Composition of Solar Radiation -- 2.4 About Natural and Enhanced Greenhouse Effect -- 2.4.1 About Global Climate Change -- References -- 3 Solar Resource: Assessment and Utilization -- 3.1 Solar Radiation -- 3.2 Solar Resource Assessment -- 3.2.1 Solar Irradiance -- 3.2.2 Solar Constant -- 3.2.3 Insolation -- 3.2.4 Solar Declination -- 3.2.5 Air Mass Number -- 3.2.6 Global, Direct, and Diffuse Solar Radiation -- 3.2.7 Tilt Angle -- 3.3 Solar Resource Utilization -- 3.3.1 Solar Power Variability Forecasting -- 3.3.2 Importance of Weather Forecasting in Solar Resource Utilization -- 3.4 Solar Project Pre-feasibility Assessment -- 3.4.1 Solar Power Forecasting Models Approach -- References -- 4 Solar Power Plants -- 4.1 Solar Power Plant -- 4.2 Main Components of a Solar PV Plant -- 4.2.1 Solar Array -- 4.2.2 An Inverter -- 4.2.3 Power Storage Battery -- 4.2.4 Charge Controller -- 4.2.5 Physical Infrastructure, Cables, Meters, Sensors -- 4.3 Performance of a Solar PV Plant -- 4.3.1 Levelized Cost of Solar Electricity -- 4.4 Types of Solar PV Plants -- 4.4.1 Standalone -- 4.4.2 Decentralized Distributed Generation
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4.4.3 Grid-Connected Solar Plant -- 4.4.4 Solar Microgrids -- 4.4.5 Solarization of Agriculture Pumps in India -- 4.4.6 Solar Parks -- References -- 5 Solar Light Energy: A Photovoltaic Cell -- 5.1 Photovoltaic Effect -- 5.2 A Solar Cell -- 5.3 Solar Cell Materials -- 5.3.1 The Cell Efficiency and Collector Area -- 5.4 Search for New Solar Cell Materials -- 5.4.1 Second Generation of Thin-Film Solar Cells -- 5.4.2 Third-Generation Multi-junction Solar Cells -- 5.4.3 New Materials for Solar Cells -- References -- Part II Solar Heat Energy and Chemical Energy Devices -- 6 Solar Collectors and Low-Temperature Solar Energy for Homes -- 6.1 Low-Temperature Heat -- 6.2 Types of Solar Heat Collectors -- 6.2.1 Flat-Plate Collectors -- 6.2.2 Concentrating Collectors -- 6.3 Low-Temperature Low-Cost Solar Energy Systems for Homes -- 6.3.1 Solar Water Heater (SWH) Technology -- 6.3.2 Solar Swimming Pool Heater -- 6.3.3 Solar Cooking Technology -- References -- 7 Low-Temperature Solar Energy Systems for Industry -- 7.1 Solar Heat in Industry -- 7.2 Solar Water Heating Potential in Industry -- 7.2.1 Solar Energy Use in Indian Textiles Industry -- 7.3 Solar Dryer Technology -- 7.3.1 Naturally Convective Crop Drying -- 7.3.2 Indirect or Active Crop Drying -- 7.3.3 Hybrid Systems -- 7.3.4 Indian Spice Drying -- 7.4 Solar Desalination and Purification of Water -- 7.4.1 Solar Distillation by Flash Evaporation -- 7.4.2 Reverse Osmosis for Water Distillation -- 7.4.3 Capillary Film Distillation -- 7.4.4 SoDis-Solar Disinfection of Water -- 7.5 Solar Pond Electricity Generator -- 7.6 Outlook for Indian Solar Thermal Industry -- References -- 8 High-Temperature Solar Power Systems -- 8.1 High-Temperature Solar -- 8.2 A Solar Thermal Power Plant (STPP) -- 8.2.1 STPP with a Parabolic Trough Concentrator -- 8.2.2 STPP with a Central Receiver Tower System
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8.2.3 A Big Dish Concentrator System -- 8.3 A Solar Furnace for Industry -- 8.4 Performance of Solar High-Temperature Systems -- References -- 9 Solar Cooling Technologies -- 9.1 Solar Cooling -- 9.2 Main Drivers for Solar Cooling -- 9.3 Solar Cooling Technologies -- 9.3.1 Vapor Absorption Cycle -- 9.3.2 Vapor Compression Cycle -- 9.4 Phase Change Materials for Solar Cooling -- 9.5 Solar Cooling Installations in India -- 9.5.1 Outlook -- References -- 10 Solar Chemical Energy and Green Hydrogen -- 10.1 Solar Chemical Energy -- 10.1.1 Photosynthesis -- 10.1.2 Artificial Photosynthesis -- 10.2 Need for Energy Storage -- 10.3 Solar Chemical Storage -- 10.3.1 Production of Hydrogen -- 10.3.2 Methods of Producing Green Hydrogen -- 10.4 Hydrogen as Future Energy Resource -- References -- Part III Large-Scale Solar: Local and Global -- 11 Building-Integrated Photo-Voltaic Systems -- 11.1 Solar Buildings Concept -- 11.1.1 Passive Solar Systems -- 11.1.2 Active Solar Systems -- 11.2 Energy Consumption in Buildings -- 11.2.1 Building Energy Modeling -- 11.2.2 Solar PV Simulation Software -- 11.3 Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) System -- 11.3.1 Applications of Building-Integrated Photovoltaic -- 11.3.2 Building-Integrated PV Façade -- 11.3.3 Building-Integrated Rooftop System -- 11.3.4 Building-Integrated Energy Storage System -- 11.3.5 Grid-Connected BIPV Systems -- 11.3.6 Economic Feasibility of BIPV -- 11.4 Solar-Powered Buildings of the World -- 11.4.1 Albuquerque, New Mexico -- 11.4.2 Apple Spaceship Headquarters at Cupertino in California, USA -- 11.4.3 Sundial Solar-Powered Office Building, Dezhou, China -- 11.4.4 Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi -- 11.4.5 Cochin International Airport -- 11.4.6 CtrlS Datacenters Limited, Mumbai -- 11.5 Outlook -- References -- 12 Solar Roof Top Advancements in India -- 12.1 Solar Rooftop
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12.2 A Roof Top PV (RTPV) System -- 12.2.1 Installation of Solar Rooftop -- 12.2.2 Key Drivers and Benefits -- 12.2.3 Performance Ratio -- 12.3 Dynamic Rooftop Policy Infrastructure -- 12.4 Advancements of RTPV -- 12.5 Future Scenario and Strategic Goals -- 12.6 Outlook -- References -- 13 Solar Energy in Cities -- 13.1 Mainstreaming Solar Energy Systems in Cities -- 13.1.1 Urban Morphology Impacting Solar Generation -- 13.2 Energy Consumption Pattern in Cities -- 13.3 Solar City Defined -- 13.4 Solar Photovoltaic Systems Application in Cities -- 13.5 Solar Smart Cities -- 13.5.1 Automation -- 13.5.2 Data-Driven Business Decisions -- 13.5.3 Grid Management -- 13.6 Enabling Policy Instruments for Promoting Renewable Energy in Cities -- 13.7 Global City Trends in Using Solar Energy -- 13.7.1 Diu, India -- 13.7.2 Masdar City, UAE -- 13.7.3 San Diego, California -- 13.7.4 City of Adelaide, Australia -- 13.7.5 Singapore, Singapore -- 13.8 Future Solar Applications in Cities -- 13.8.1 Floating Solar Farms or Floatovoltaics -- 13.8.2 Agro-photovoltaic -- 13.8.3 Solar EV Charging Infrastructure -- References -- 14 International Solar Alliance-Toward Clean Energy Transition -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 ISA Mission and Framework -- 14.3 Establishment of ISA Headquarters -- 14.4 ISA Technology Focus -- 14.4.1 Scaling Solar Application for Agricultural Use (SSAAU) -- 14.4.2 ISA Solar Cooling Initiative (I-SCI) -- 14.4.3 Scaling Solar E-Mobility and Storage -- 14.4.4 Scaling Solar Mini-grids -- 14.4.5 Scaling Solar Rooftop -- 14.4.6 Large-Scale Solar Power Projects Under Solar Park Concept in Cluster/Groups -- 14.4.7 Skill Development and Capacity Building -- 14.4.8 World Solar Technology Summit (WSTS) -- 14.5 ISA Special Initiatives for Member Countries -- 14.5.1 Financing Roadmap -- 14.5.2 OSOWOG -- 14.6 The Way Forward -- References -- Bibliography
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Correction to: Solar Energy-Then and Now -- Correction to: Chapter 1 in: M. Goel et al., Solar Energy, Green Energy and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2099-8
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Goel, Malti Solar Energy Singapore : Springer,c2022 ISBN 9789811920981
Language:
English
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