
Solar Energy Pocket Reference
Second edition
David Thorpe(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 10. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
186 pages
978-1-138-80633-7 (ISBN)
Description
This handy pocket reference provides a wealth of practical information relating to solar energy and solar energy technologies. Topics covered include solar radiation and its detailed measurement, the emissivity and absorption properties of materials, solar thermal energy collection and storage, photovoltaics (both at all scales), solar cooling, and the use of solar energy for desalination and drying. The book also includes conversion factors, standards and constants and is peppered throughout with helpful illustrations, equations and explanations, as well as a chapter making the business case for solar power.
Anyone with an interest in solar energy, including energy professionals and consultants, engineers, architects, academic researchers and students, will find a host of answers in this book - a practical assimilation of fundamentals, data, technologies and guidelines for application.
Anyone with an interest in solar energy, including energy professionals and consultants, engineers, architects, academic researchers and students, will find a host of answers in this book - a practical assimilation of fundamentals, data, technologies and guidelines for application.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
32 s/w Tabellen, 64 s/w Zeichnungen, 101 s/w Abbildungen, 5 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
32 Tables, black and white; 64 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white; 101 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 123 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
192 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-80633-7 (9781138806337)
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Person
David Thorpe is a lecturer on one planet living at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, a consultant on renewable energy and sustainable building, and author of several academic books and numerous articles. He is also Founder/Patron of One Planet Council.
Content
Sunlight
Modelling available solar radiation
Emissivity and absorption of materials
Photovoltaics
Solar thermal systems
Desalination and drying
Solar cooling
Making the business case
Units
Standards
Resources for calculation and modelling
Modelling available solar radiation
Emissivity and absorption of materials
Photovoltaics
Solar thermal systems
Desalination and drying
Solar cooling
Making the business case
Units
Standards
Resources for calculation and modelling