Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation

Jinhuan Yang, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, China

Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 The importance of development and utilization of solar energy
1.2 Characteristics of solar power
1.3 The development of photovoltaic industry in recent years
1.4 Planning and Prospect of some countries and international organizations, the development of photovoltaic power generation
Exercises

Chapter 2 solar radiation
2.1 Overview of the Sun
2.2 Sun-Earth Movement
2.3 Celestial coordinate system
2.4 The amount of solar radiation

Exercises

Chapter 3 Basic principle of crystalline silicon solar cells
1.1 Classification of solar cell
3.2 The working principle of solar cell
3.3 The electrical characteristics of solar cell
Exercises

Chapter 4 Thin film solar cell
4.1 Outline
4.2 Amorphous silicon solar cell
4.3 CdTe solar cell
4.4 CIGS solar cell
4.5 Dye sensitized solar cell
4.6 Organic semiconductor solar cell
4.7 Thin film solar cell market prospects
Exercises

Chapter 5 Concentrator solar cell
5.1 Characteristics of concentrator solar cells
5.2 Concentrating photovoltaic components
5.3 Concentrating photovoltaic system
5.4 Concentrating photovoltaic power generation prospects
Exercises

Chapter 6 Manufacturing of solar cells
6.1 The preparation of Silicon material
6.2 The preparation of monocrystalline silicon
6.3 The preparation of Polysilicon
6.4 The preparation of wafer
6.5 Manufacture of crystalline silicon solar cells
6.6 Encapsulated solar modules
Exercises

Chapter 7 Photovoltaic system components
7.1 Solar cell array
7.2 Diode
7.3 Energy storage device
7.4 Controller
7.5 Inverter
Exercises

Chapter 8 Design of photovoltaic system
8.1 The overall goal of photovoltaic system design
8.2 Design of grid -connected photovoltaic system
8.3 Design of off -connected photovoltaic system
8.4 The hardware design of photovoltaic system
8.5 Other design
Exercises

Chapter 9 PV system installation, commissioning and maintenance
9.1 PV system installation personnel requirements
9.2 PV system installation
9.3 PV system debugging
9.4 PV system maintenance and management
Exercises

Chapter 10 Applications of photovoltaic system
10.1 Types of PV system
10.2 The special application of PV modules
10.3 Solar space power station
Exercises

Chapter 11 Analysis of photovoltaic power generation benefit
11.1 Economic benefit of photovoltaic power generation
11.2 Photovoltaic energy pay-back time
11.3 Photovoltaic power generation to reduce CO2 emissions
11.4 Other benefits of photovoltaic power generation
Exercises

References