Sangster A.J. Electromagnetic Foundations of Solar Radiation Collection: A Technology for Sustainability

Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London, 2014. XVI, 277 p. 143 illus. — ISBN: 978-3-319-08511-1, ISBN: 978-3-319-08512-8 (eBook).Utilizes an electromagnetic perspective to provide a deep and sound understanding of the topic of solar flux collection
Maximizes reader insights into the relevant aspects of electromagnetism and electromagnetic waves including optics, electromagnetic radiation and reception, aperture antennas and array antennas and the quantum electrodynamics aspects of optical absorption, as it relates to photovoltaic techniques
Intended as a technology resource for students of electrical science with an interest in the rapidly burgeoning topic of solar radiation collectionThis text seeks to illuminate, mainly for the electrical power engineers of the future, the topic of large scale solar flux gathering schemes, which arguably represent the major source of renewable power available. The aim of the content is to impart, from an electromagnetic perspective, a deep and sound understanding of the topic of solar flux collection, ranging from the characteristics of light to the properties of antennas. To do this five chapters are employed to provide a thorough grounding in relevant aspects of electromagnetism and electromagnetic waves including optics, electromagnetic radiation and reception, aperture antennas and array antennas, and the quantum electrodynamics aspects of optical absorption, as it relates to photovoltaic techniques. The principles developed in these chapters are then used to underpin and elucidate the main chapters on photovoltaic collectors, concentrated solar power collectors, satellite based collection systems and optical nantennas. To establish the novel and transformative renewable technologies, which civilisation will soon require, in order to achieve sustainability quickly and effectively, the availability of professional engineers and scientists with a thorough and commanding grasp of the fundamental science is an absolutely essential prerequisite. This book provides this for solar power generating systems.
Content Level » Research
Keywords » Photovoltaic Collectors - Solar Array Antennas - Solar Cells - Solar Electricity Systems - Solar Flux Collection - Solar Photovoltaic Systems - Solar Power System
Related subjects » Applied & Technical Physics - Energy Technology - Optics & Lasers -Systems, Storage and HarvestingTable of Contents