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Document Number | 2517 |
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Primary Title | Photovoltaic Fundamentals |
Author Name | Cook, G.;Billman, L.;Adcock, R. |
Author Affiliation | U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC;Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO |
Published Date | 09/01/1992 |
Detailed Publish Date | September 1991 |
Page Count | 68 |
Document Type | REPORT |
Publisher Name | Solar Energy Research Inst. - Golden, CO |
Abstract | This booklet describes how PV devices and systems work. It also describes the specific materials and devices that are most widely used commercially as of 1990 and those that have the brightest prospects. Students, engineers, scientists, and others needing an introduction to basic PV technology, and manufacturers and consumers who want more information about PV systems should find this booklet helpful. It begins with an overview and then explains the rudimentary physical process of the technology, the photovoltaic effect. Next, it looks at how scientists and engineers have harnessed this process to generate electricity in silicon solar cells, thin-film devices, and high-efficiency cells. It describes how these devices are incorporated into modules, arrays, and power-producing systems. |
Report Number | DOE/CH10093-117;SERI/TP-220-3957 |
Copyright Status | N - Not copyrighted, |
Document Source | NTIS, Order No. DE91015001 |
Document Owner | H |
