Understanding Renewable Energy Systems
书籍目录Contents
List of Figures and Tables vii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xvi
Preface xviii
1 Energy, Climate Change and Renewable Energy Sources 1
The Expression ‘Energy’ 1
Evolution of World Energy Demand 6
Reserves of Fossil Energy Sources 8
Greenhouse Effect 10
Nuclear Power versus the Greenhouse Effect 16
Renewable Energies 19
Global Use of Renewable Energy Sources 35
Future Energy Demand and Climatic Protection 39
2 Solar Radiation 44
Introduction 44
The Sun as a Fusion Reactor 44
Solar Irradiance on the Surface of the Earth 48
Irradiance on a Horizontal Plane 52
Calculation of the Sun’s Position 55
Calculation of the Solar Angle of Incidence 59
Irradiance on Tilted Surfaces 60
Calculation of Shading Losses 66
3 Solar Thermal Water Heating 77
Introduction 77
Solar Thermal Systems for Water Heating 79
Solar Collectors 85
Pipes 97
Thermal Storage 102
Heat Demand and Solar Fraction 111
4 Photovoltaics 115
Introduction 115
Operation of Solar Cells 116
Production of Solar Cells and Solar Modules 127
Electrical Description of Solar Cells 130
Electrical Description of Photovoltaic Modules 141
Solar Generator with Load 148
Electricity Storage 157
Inverters 172
5 Wind Power 181
Introduction 181
The Wind 182
Utilization of Wind Energy 188
Wind Turbine Design 196
Electrical Machines 204
Electrical System Concepts 225
Mains Operation 232
6 Economics 235
Introduction 235
Classical Economic Calculations 236
External Costs 248
Critical View of Economic Calculations 254
7 Simulations and the CD-ROM of the Book 257
Introduction to Computer Simulations 257
The CD-ROM of the Book 258
Appendix 261
References 264
Index 267
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