Designing Indoor Solar Products: Photovoltaic Technologies for AESISBN: 978-0-470-01661-9
Hardcover
200 pages
September 2005
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Photovoltaic technology - or the direct conversion of light into
electricity - is the fastest growing means of electricity
generation today, however it is generally used outdoors. Relatively
little attention has been focused on the many obstacles to overcome
when designing efficient indoor products. As a result, indoor
products are more often than not limited to low power. Designing
Indoor Solar Products bridges this gap by showing where AES
(Ambient Energy Systems) based on photovoltaic cells may be used
for higher power devices.
Motivated by both financial and ecological arguments, this book:
- Co-ordinates a wide-reaching range of scientific information regarding photovoltaic technologies and their application to indoor spaces.
- Analyses power management, power availability, technological selection and design methodologies.
- Uses real-life examples and case studies to demonstrate the arguments made.
- Presents information in such a way as to make it accessible even to engineers with basic electrical knowledge.
Designing Indoor Solar Products pulls together a wealth of information on photovoltaic technologies and their applications. It will be of practical interest to engineers and designers of sensor systems planning on using photovoltaic technology for power, whilst the theoretical approach will appeal to those in academia in the related areas of environmental engineering, sustainable development as well as building and product design.